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WWI: Revolt in the Middle East:
As World War I set the Middle East ablaze, Thomas Edward Lawrence of British intelligence joined the Arab uprising against Ottoman rule. Quickly gaining the insurgents' confidence and friendship, he assisted Arab guerillas in blowing up railway tracks and participated in a daring overland attack to capture the strategically-located Ottoman port city Aqaba. TE Lawrence's adventures were immortalized in his book, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and the movie, Lawrence of Arabia. |