W. Britain Miniatures|Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, 1918 (Lawrence of Arabia) Figurine

Lawrence was a British army officer, diplomat, archaeologist, and writer. In 1914, he worked for the British Museum in Ottoman Syria. When war broke out, he joined the British Army as an intelligence officer. In 1916, he became a military advisor to Bedouin forces during the Arab Revolt. As liaison, he worked closely with the Arab Kingdom’s Emir Faisal. He led in some military actions—notably in the battles of Aqaba and Megiddo and Damascus’s capture in 1918. After WWI, Lawrence joined the British Foreign Office, working with the British government and Faisal. The narrative of Lawrence’s wartime experiences (and reputation) was derived from his autobiography, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and the big-screen epic, Lawrence of Arabia.

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