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

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Max von Oppenheim (1860–1946), German-Jewish lawyer, diplomat and archaeologist. Lawrence called his travelogue "the best book on the [Middle East] area I know". The Letters of T. E. Lawrence, selected and edited by Malcolm Brown. London, J. M Dent. 1988 ( ISBN 0-460-04733-7) Stewart, Desmond (1977). T. E. Lawrence. New York: Harper & Row Publishers. ISBN 9780060141233– via Internet Archive (archive.org). Lawrence of Arabia, Sir Hugh Cairns, and the Origin of Motor...: Neurosurgery". LWW. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. James, Lawrence (2008). The Golden Warrior: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-354-7.

Sydney Smith, Clare (1940). The Golden Reign – The story of my friendship with Lawrence of Arabia. London: Cassell & Company. p.16. Somehow Thomas Edward Lawrence's been the most famous when it comes to the "Arab Revolt" against a key Central Power Ottoman Empire during the First World War, but his story tells a lot more people and their contributions, as a matter of fact some more important and heavier than Col. T. E. Lawrence's roles in the fields of [Near East] archaeology, military intelligence and diplomacy during and after the war: R. Campbell Thompson, Leonard Woolley, Lt. Col. Stewart Francis Newcombe, Lt. Cmdr. David G. Hogarth, Gertrude Bell, Brig. Gen. Sir. Gilbert Falkingham Clayton and Lt. Col. (High Commissioner) Sir Vincent Arthur Henry McMahon among the many. Anderson, Scott (2013). Lawrence in Arabia: War, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-53292-1– via Internet Archive (archive.org). Storrs, Ronald (1940). Lawrence of Arabia, Zionism and Palestine– via Internet Archive (archive.org). Lawrence continued serving at several RAF bases, notably at RAF Mount Batten near Plymouth, RAF Calshot near Southampton, [156] and RAF Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. [157] In the inter-war period, the RAF's Marine Craft Section began to commission air-sea rescue launches capable of higher speeds and greater capacity. The arrival of high-speed craft into the MCS was driven in part by Lawrence. He had previously witnessed a seaplane crew drowning when the seaplane tender sent to their rescue was too slow in arriving. He worked with Hubert Scott-Paine, the founder of the British Power Boat Company (BPBC), to introduce the 37.5-foot (11.4m) long ST 200 Seaplane Tender Mk1 into service. These boats had a range of 140 miles (230km) when cruising at 24 knots and could achieve a top speed of 29 knots. [158] [159]

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Brown, Malcolm; Cave, Julia (1988). A Touch of Genius: The life of T. E. Lawrence. London: J.M. Brent. Early life [ edit ] Lawrence's birthplace, Gorphwysfa, Tremadog, Carnarvonshire, Wales The Lawrence family lived at 2 Polstead Road, Oxford from 1896 to 1921 The resultant trust paid off the debt, and Lawrence then invoked a clause in his publishing contract to halt publication of the abridgement in the United Kingdom. However, he allowed both American editions and translations, which resulted in a substantial flow of income. [195] The trust paid income either into an educational fund for children of RAF officers who lost their lives or were invalided as a result of service, or more substantially into the RAF Benevolent Fund. [197] Posthumous [ edit ] Walter F. Oakeshott (1963). "The Finding of the Manuscript," Essays on Malory, J. A. W. Bennett, ed. (Oxford: Clarendon, 93: 1—6). Alleyne, Richard (30 July 2010). "Garland of Arabia: the forgotten story of TE Lawrence's brother-in-arms". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 29 March 2014.

Sarindar, François (2011). "La vie rêvée de Lawrence d'Arabie: Qantara". Institut du Monde Arabe (in French). Paris (80): 7–9. Hyde, H. Montgomery (1977). Solitary in the Ranks: Lawrence of Arabia as airman and private soldier. London: Constable. ISBN 978-0-09-462070-4. During the closing years of the war, Lawrence sought to convince his superiors in the British government that Arab independence was in their interests, but he met with mixed success. The secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between France and Britain contradicted the promises of independence that he had made to the Arabs and frustrated his work. Lawrence travelled regularly between British headquarters and Faisal, co-ordinating military action. [89] But by early 1918, Faisal's chief British liaison was Lieutenant Colonel Pierce Charles Joyce, and Lawrence's time was chiefly devoted to raiding and intelligence-gathering. [90] Strategy [ edit ]Those who only know T.E. Lawrence from the famous movie "Lawrence of Arabia" will find that there is much more to the man than his role in the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence was establishing himself as an archaeologist in the years before the war and traveled in literary circles in the years following the war. Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World, directed by James Hawes. PBS Home Video, 21 October 2003. (ASIN B0000BWVND) 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. Wilson 1989, p.347: Also see note 43, where the origin of the repositioning idea is examined closely.

After the First World War, Lawrence joined the British Foreign Office, working with the British government and with Faisal. In 1922, he retreated from public life and spent the years until 1935 serving as an enlisted man, mostly in the Royal Air Force (RAF), with a brief period in the Army. During this time, he published his best-known work Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926), an autobiographical account of his participation in the Arab Revolt. He also translated books into English, and wrote The Mint, which detailed his time in the Royal Air Force working as an ordinary aircraftman. He corresponded extensively and was friendly with well-known artists, writers, and politicians. For the RAF, he participated in the development of rescue motorboats. Colorful characters, a larger-than-life hero, stirring battles, death-defying desert treks, and an adventure rich in mystery and romance are, all depicted by a great writer. That and more is what readers will find in this spellbinding biography of Lawrence of Arabia that is impossible to put down. Bestselling author and screenwriter Alistair MacLean follows Lawrence as he breaks with tradition to live with Arabs and, using modern-day guerrilla tactics, helps them defeat the Turks and gain an independent state. In addition to the enthralling details of the campaign, MacLean provides valuable insight into the origins of the Middle East we know today. Wilson does not exaggerate Lawrence's achievements as an archaeologist, which were modest though very real, nor his wartime exploits which other authors treat either as the stuff of legend or the subject of sneering. By comparing Lawrence's official reports and private writings with Seven Pillars, he makes a strong case that Seven Pillars of Wisdom was mostly truthful in its account of the Arab Revolt. He adds, however, that Lawrence downplayed events he didn't personally experience (his emphasis on the Arabs over Allenby's regular army), depicted individuals like Emir Faisal or his French colleague Bremond to conform to his agenda, and embellished incidents he struggled to process (his assault at Deraa, or the execution of his servant Farraj). Nor does he follow Liddell Hart or others in declaring Lawrence a military genius (his campaigns were too small to warrant such claims), though his exploits as a guerrilla commander showed no small amount of courage or imagination. He shows that Lawrence's actions were driven by a mistaken belief that he could reconcile British interests and Arab nationalism, either not realizing or refusing to believe until the Paris Peace Conference that there was little room for compromise. This house was the home of T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) from 1896–1921". Open Plaques. Retrieved 5 August 2012 The Wilderness of Zin, by C. Leonard Woolley and T. E. Lawrence. London, Harrison and Sons, 1914. [209]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. Alan Bennett's play Forty Years On (1968) includes a satire on Lawrence; known as "Tee Hee Lawrence" because of his high-pitched, girlish giggle. "Clad in the magnificent white silk robes of an Arab prince ... he hoped to pass unnoticed through London. Alas he was mistaken." [273] Peter O'Toole's portrayal of Lawrence inspired behavioural affectations in the android David, portrayed by Michael Fassbender in the 2012 film Prometheus, and its 2017 sequel Alien: Covenant, part of the Alien franchise. [269]