(Via: On This Day) Born: August 16, 1888 Birthplace: Tremadog, Caernarfonshire, Wales Full Name: Thomas Edward Lawrence Profession: Soldier and Writer Nationality: Welsh Biography: T. E Lawrence is remembered as a soldier in WWI, where he helped lead an internal rebellion against the Ottoman Empire, events he detailed in his work “The Seven Pillars” of Wisdom”. These events were in…
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The History of Guerilla Warfare: Ancient Bullet Supports Accounts of T.E. Lawrence
Experts say discovery in the desert, near scene of famous train raid, seems to prove British diplomat’s memoir was not just a tall tale A bullet from a Colt gun found in the Arabian desert lends credence to TE Lawrence’s own account of his part in the Arab revolt in the early 20th century. Until…