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T.E. LAWRENCE

DESERT REBEL
D E SE R T R E B E L

In the burning sands of Arabia,

a young British of cer fought a
pioneering guerrilla war in the name
of Arab independence, but against
a backdrop of imperial treachery

orld War I is a con ict
Left: Lawrence often o r l d W a r I i s a c o n i c t
adopted Arabic dress largely seen through a
largely seen through a
which made travelling
muddy prism of barbed
through the desert much muddy prism of barbed
wire, trenches and the
more comfortable wire, trenches and the
W sodden killing elds of No
W sodden killing elds of No
Man’s Land. The Western Front has had such a
Man’s Land. The Western Front has had such a
pervading in uence on modern perceptions of
pervading in uence on modern perceptions of
the war that it is often forgotten it was fought
the war that it is often forgotten it was fought
in many different parts of the globe, including
in many different parts of the globe, including
the Eastern Front, Africa and even the Paci c
the Eastern Front, Africa and even the Paci c
Ocean. In fact, one of the most famous gures
Ocean. In fact, one of the most famous gures
to emerge from the war fought in the Middle
to emerge from the war fought in the Middle
East, and has since become a legend of 20th
East, and has since become a legend of 20th
century history: TE Lawrence.
century history: TE Lawrence.

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