What We Learned: from the Arab Revolt

In August 1917, Major T.E. Lawrence—the celebrated “Lawrence of Arabia”—penned a brief guide for British officers who would be assisting Arab forces in their ongoing revolt against the Ottoman Turks. Published in The Arab Bulletin, a highly secret magazine on Middle East politics intended for British leaders, Lawrence’s “27 Articles” succinctly summarized what he had …

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