Lawrence of Arabia's War

“On the train from Cairo little Lawrence my super-cerebral companion." On 12 October 1916, Ronald Storrs, the British Oriental Secretary in Cairo, wrote these words in his diary as he set out for the Hejaz in the company of a young Military Intelligence officer stationed in Cairo, T. E. Lawrence. This would be Lawrence’s first visit to the Hejaz, and the beginning of a remarkable journey that would create the legend of Lawrence of Arabia. One hundred years later, Lawrence of Arabia’s War: Day By Day was originally conceived by the T. E. Lawrence Society as a unique and exciting way to commemorate the centenary of the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918 by posting Lawrence’s activities online each day in the form of a blog. Through these daily posts drawing on Lawrence’s wartime diaries, field notes, reports and correspondence, as well as the contemporary writings of fellow officers – accompanied by excerpts from Lawrence’s book Seven Pillars of Wisdom – it was hoped readers would gain a deeper appreciation of the part played by Lawrence in the desert campaign by reliving the events in “real time” over two years. Lawrence of Arabia’s War: Day By Day is now being published in print form to serve as a useful reference resource. It also offers a highly readable introduction to the events in the desert. Proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to the T. E. Lawrence Society, an educational charity which exists to promote research and to educate the public in the life and works of T. E. Lawrence