His name was Thomas Edward Lawrence, but by the end of World War I - TopicsExpress



          

His name was Thomas Edward Lawrence, but by the end of World War I his work with the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918 against the Ottoman Empire would earn Colonel T. E. Lawrence the sobriquet of “Lawrence of Arabia.” Lawrence had spent several years before the outbreak of the war traveling and studying archaeological sites in the Ottoman Empire. After the outbreak of war, he was tasked with intelligence work for the British Army in Cairo, Egypt. He became a valued advisor to the British and to the Arabs because of his knowledge and skills, and because of his willingness to help the Arabs win freedom from Ottoman domination (only a small part of that sentiment was shared by his masters in the British government). blogs.scientificamerican/anecdotes-from-the-archive/2014/12/12/lawrence-in-arabia-from-archaeologist-to-spy-1914/
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:40:26 +0000

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