Image to the right:  T E Lawrence, December 1917

Thomas Edward Lawrence

Short Biography from PBS

Who Was T. E. Lawrence? A book review of the biography Lawrence in Arabia by Scott Anderson

Biographical video from YouTube Channel The Great War

Born in Wales, T.E. Lawrence was a soldier and scholar who fought in the Arab Revolt during World War I.

Text of Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence (1922)

Gertrude Bell:  Gertrude of Arabia

Miss Bell's Lines in the Sand

  She was an archaeologist, a linguist and the greatest woman mountaineer

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  In Baghdad in 1921 she drew the boundaries of the country that became Iraq

Gertrude Bell and Iraq

Lawrence of Arabia -- Controversial Legacy

Poster for the 1963 film Lawrence of Arabia

The True Story of Lawrence of Arabia, Smithsonian (July 2014)

10 Things You May Not Know about Lawrence of Arabia

• Widely regarded as a heroic, military and scholarly genius throughout the Western world
• Memory is not so black-and-white in the Middle East
• Many, even today, believe that he had tricked the Arab populations and only had Britain's interests in mind
• Sykes-Picot Agreement (1916)
• Secret negotiations between Britain and France during the war regarding territorial control of the Ottoman Empire after its downfall
• Many Arabians saw Lawrence as either a pawn on conscious double agent for the British

The movie //Lawrence of Arabia// was directed by David Lean and released in 1962

• It was nominated for 10 Oscars; it won 7 including Best Picture
• Widely considered one of the greatest movies of all time with one of the musical greatest scores of all time

• Main Theme Music by Maurice Jarre, arr. Alfred Reed for Wind Band
• Symphony Orchestra Live Version

Is Peter O'Toole;s Lawrence of Arabia Fact or Fiction

• Podcast discussing the historical accuracy of the film

The Arab Revolt (1916-1918)

Soldiers in the Arab Army, July 1916

Documentary on Great Arab Revolt Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 from Discovery Asia

Sharif Hussein's Proclamation of Independence from Turkey (1916)

The Arab Revolt of 1916-18 from New Zealand History

A War of Unintended Consequences, AlZazeera (June 2016)

Video discussing Lawrence's role, and possible hidden motives, in revolt

The Arab Revolt: A Century On, article from Yale

Artistic montage depicting legacy of the Arab Revolt 100 years later

Lawrence of Arabia: Movie Clip, Attack on Aqaba