Lawrence of Arabia The Authentic, Fact-Checked Story of T. E. Lawrence Important Clarification Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935), known worldwide as “Lawrence of Arabia”, did not destroy or divide India. India was partitioned in 1947, twelve years after his death. His wartime work took place in the Middle East, during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. He was not the sole destroyer of the Ottoman Empire either. Its collapse had many causes: Britain, France, Russia, the Arab forces, and the empire’s own internal weaknesses.…
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