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T. E. Lawrence

Lawrence of Arabia and his World

Lawrence of Arabia and his World

Lawrence of Arabia and his World

In October 1917 Great Britain had been at war with Germany for three years; as part of that war she had encouraged and supported an Arab Revolt against German's ally Turkey. A young Englishman, Thomas Edward Lawrence, was blowing up Turkish trains on the Damasuc-Medina railway line, and rumours of his success were spreading rapidly through the scattered Arabian tribes. 'Send us a lurens', wrote one of the Beni Atiyeh tribe to the Emir Feisal, one of the leaders of the Revolt, 'and we will blow up trains with it.' 'Lurens' became a legend not only in Arabia, but in the west, and the story of his life has fascinated readers and writers ever since.

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