
EI Weekly Listen — Lawrence of Arabia on war: How the past haunts the present by Rob Johnson
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Lawrence's Fundamentals of a Revolutionary War
Mahashamites were credited, amongst many arabs, by being in league with the british and french. Lawrence's forces had been defeated in their attempt to capture the railway junction at man. He speculated that a purely revolutionary method might have yielded greater results. Part romantic, part political pragmatist, lawrence was guided by a sense of chivalric mission from an imagined past. But he struggled with his own personal failings and weaknesses.
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