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

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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. He saw as clearly as anyone the vision of airpower and all that it would mean in traffic and war. ... He felt that in living the life of a private in the Royal Air Force he would dignify that honorable calling and help to attract all that is keenest in our youthful manhood to the sphere where it is most urgently needed. For this service and example, ... we owe him a separate debt. It was in itself a princely gift. [145] Death [ edit ] Lawrence's grave is in the separate churchyard of St Nicholas' Church, Moreton. Dominus illuminatio mea, from Psalm 27, is the motto of the University of Oxford; it translates as "The Lord is my light." The verse on the headstone is John 5:25. Lawrence, T. E. "Introduction, Chapter1" (PDF). Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2016. He was multilingual, a passionate intellectual, cunning intelligence agent and brilliant military tactician with multiple times of actual combat experiences. The Odyssey of Homer, Lawrence's translation from the Greek, first published in 1932. ( ISBN 0-19-506818-1)

The Letters of T. E. Lawrence, selected and edited by Malcolm Brown. London, J. M Dent. 1988 ( ISBN 0-460-04733-7) Lawrence, T. E. (1935). Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-07015-7.Barnett, David (30 October 2022). "Revealed: T. E. Lawrence felt 'bitter shame' over UK's false promises of Arab self-rule". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 November 2022.

Knightley, Phillip; Simpson, Colin (1970). The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-1-299-17719-2. 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]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. Lawrence, T. E. (2003). Seven Pillars of Wisdom: The Complete 1922 Text. Castle Hill Press. ISBN 978-1-873141-39-7.

Initially, Lawrence played only a supporting role in the show, as the main focus was on Allenby's campaigns; but then Thomas realised that it was the photos of Lawrence dressed as a Bedouin which had captured the public's imagination, so he had Lawrence photographed again in London in Arab dress. [133] With the new photos, Thomas re-launched his show under the new title With Allenby in Palestine and Lawrence in Arabia in early 1920, which proved to be extremely popular. [133] The new title elevated Lawrence from a supporting role to a co-star of the Near Eastern campaign and reflected a changed emphasis. Thomas' shows made the previously obscure Lawrence into a household name. [133] Lawrence worked with Thomas on the creation of the presentation, answering many questions and posing for many photographs. [137] After its success, however, he expressed regret about having been featured in it. [138] Emir Faisal's party at Versailles, during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919; left to right: Rustum Haidar, Nuri al-Said, Prince Faisal (front), Captain Pisani (rear), Lawrence, Faisal's servant (name unknown), Captain Hassan Khadri Graves, Robert (1934). Lawrence and the Arabs. London: Jonathan Cape – via Internet Archive (archive.org). At Carchemish, Lawrence was involved in a high-tension relationship with a German-led team working nearby on the Baghdad Railway at Jerablus. While there was never open combat, there was regular conflict over access to land and treatment of the local workforce; Lawrence gained experience in Middle Eastern leadership practices and conflict resolution. [38]

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Kerrigan, Michael (1998). Who Lies Where – A guide to famous graves. London: Fourth Estate Limited. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-85702-258-2.

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