Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East

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Brown, Malcolm; Cave, Julia (1988). A Touch of Genius: The life of T. E. Lawrence. London: J.M. Brent. The book can get a bit dry, though. Wilson quotes a lot from contemporary documents and letters; some readers may find these quotations excessively long and not particularly interesting. It also feels like Wilson wanted to dump every scrap of his research into the book. In spite of this, there are a few subjects that some readers might wish received more coverage, like Lawrence’s illegitimate birth, the capture of Aqaba, or Lawrence’s death. Also, Wilson’s treatment of Lawrence’s statements sometimes seem too uncritical; you have to pore through the footnotes and appendices for some coverage of these. If you’re looking for an “interpretation” of Lawrence, you won’t really find it. There’s also a small number of typos. There is considerable evidence that Lawrence was a masochist. He wrote in his description of the Dera'a beating that "a delicious warmth, probably sexual, was swelling through me," and he also included a detailed description of the guards' whip in a style typical of masochists' writing. [228] In later life, Lawrence arranged to pay a military colleague to administer beatings to him, [229] and to be subjected to severe formal tests of fitness and stamina. [212] John Bruce first wrote on this topic, including some other statements that were not credible, but Lawrence's biographers regard the beatings as established fact. [230] French novelist André Malraux admired Lawrence but wrote that he had a "taste for self-humiliation, now by discipline and now by veneration; a horror of respectability; a disgust for possessions". [231] Biographer Lawrence James wrote that the evidence suggested a "strong homosexual masochism", noting that he never sought punishment from women. [232]

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British Army Colonel T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") while serving as a military advisor to Bedouin forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire of 1916 to 1918. Wilson 1989, p.313: In note 24, Wilson argues that Lawrence must have known about Sykes-Picot prior to his relationship with Faisal, contrary to a later statement. Allen, Malcolm Dennis (1991). The Medievalism of Lawrence of Arabia. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-07328-6.

Of the biographies of Lawrence of Arabia, MacLean's, written in 1962 at the time of the film, must, I suppose, be seen as an attempt to capitalize on that frenzy. MacLean is better known today for his adventure novels, such as The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare. With TextII in front of him, Lawrence began working on a polished version ("TextIII") in London, Jeddah, and Amman during 1921. Lawrence completed this text comprising 335,000words in February1922.

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a b Dudney, Robert S. (April 2012). "Lawrence of Airpower" (PDF). Air Force Magazine: 66–70. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2022.

Crucial to the Zionist effort was broadening its appeal to western policymakers, prominent among whom was a breed of well-heeled British romantics who floated around the Middle East offering solutions of breathtaking (and often contradictory) simplicity to problems that even now are considered intractable. The Yorkshire landowner Sir Mark Sykes was the nonpareil of these meddlesome amateurs; in 1916 he carved up the Middle East in a secret deal with France, only to propose an alliance of Jews, Arabs and Armenians that would freeze the French out. Sykes's Christian faith was cheered by the idea of a Jewish return to the Holy Land; he adopted Zionism and became an ally of Aaronsohn. It was Sykes who announced the British cabinet's decision to endorse a "Jewish national home" with the immortal words – to its future first president – "Dr Weizmann, it's a boy!" Lawrence, T. E. (1955). The Mint, by 352087 A/c Ross A Day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922. Jonathan Cape. T. E. Lawrence was born in Wales and then grew up in Oxford. He was a very good student, but took more pleasure in going on expeditions by himself on foot or by bicycle, for some reason taking pride in depriving himself of food and sleep during his journeys. He developed a deep interest in the Crusades and the castles thereof, and went to Syria to write his thesis about them. While he was there he lived among poor Arabs and got to know their customs, language and culture. When World War I started, he became an intelligence officer, and his knowledge of and ability to relate with Arab people became a huge asset to the British Army there in its war against the Turks. His 1922 retreat from public life forms the subject of Howard Brenton's play Lawrence After Arabia, commissioned for a 2016 premiere at the Hampstead Theatre to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the Arab Revolt. [276] The Sunday Times pieces appeared on 9, 16, 23, and 30June 1968, and were based mostly on the narrative of John Bruce.Wilson 1989, p.33: In note 34, Wilson discusses a painting in Lawrence's possession at the time of his death which appears to show him as a boy in RGA uniform. Brief history of the City of Oxford High School for Boys, George Street". University of Oxford Faculty of History. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012 . Retrieved 25 June 2008. Simpson, Andrew R. B. (2011). Another Life: Lawrence After Arabia. History Press. pp.244–252. ISBN 978-0752466446.