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This book should be mandatory reading for high school students and also for the students in the United States military colleges. The old adage that those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it is certainly true for the US military which has not won a war since World War II. T.E. Lawrence was unusual in that while a member of the British army he did not see himself as a British officer and member of the elite whites sent to subdue the people of color and save them from themselves. His insights into the sociology of the military leadership and that of the Arab leaders and the Ottoman Turks is unique. It also makes it obvious why the events since 1914, when France and Great Britain redrew the map of the Middle East and Africa, has generated years of strife and misery for the people of those lands.

I can see where someone who has drunk the Kool-Aid of the military will not be able to appreciate the writing of T.E. Lawrence. It is also a book that requires some effort on the part of the reader to grasp the insights of the man and appreciate why he found his role in the British military operating guerrilla actions so difficult both physically and mentally. He goes against the grain of those who idolize sociopaths in uniform from Lt. William Calley and Chris Kyle, to those puppeteers pulling the strings from Kissinger and Robert McNamara to Dick Cheney and Tommy Franks.


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Seven Pillars of Wisdom A Triumph The Authorized Doubleday/Doran Edition TE Lawrence Books Reviews

Overall, I enjoyed the book, primarily the first-hand accounts of Lawrence's actions during WWI. It meandered quite a bit and was often confusing. The writing style is sometimes painful; it's not what I'd call an 'easy read.'

Having already seen the movie, it was interesting to see how Hollywood depicted some of Lawrence's allies. The story took place almost 100 years ago. I mention it because, even today, it provides several insights on the region which explain current middle eastern issues, from both sides.

At times, it is a rambling account of whatever seemed to be on his mind at the moment he wrote it. At other times, it was a very detailed oriented account of his actions helping lead the Arab Revolt. The problem is that it is very hard to follow the characters, who they are, their background. For example, if he wrote "I was surprised someone like Abdul would do this," you wondered exactly who Abdul was and what it was about his character, probably previously described, that made his actions a surprise. Also, in addition to having a list of major characters, I would buy an edition which has a MAP -- or you should have one ready. I found myself googling period maps to track his travels and his actions.

I'm thinking about purchasing the Lowell account to see if it is a bit more coherent in style and content since Lawrence's is a very compelling story, and I'd like to learn more..
The book is delightful. This Wilder Publications edition is terrible. I would reiterate the comments from these reviews https//smile./Evolution-Revolt-T-Lawrence/dp/1495965481/ref=pd_rhf_se_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1495965481&pd_rd_r=4F0CBYC58Z75ZXRNWW9V&pd_rd_w=VpxAK&pd_rd_wg=wrfbt&psc=1&refRID=4F0CBYC58Z75ZXRNWW9V There are may serious errors in the text making it difficult to read. For example Substituting "me" instead of "the" for every "the" for several pages; substituting "doth" for "cloth"; substituting "mends" for god-knows-what; missing punctuation; paragraph breaks mid-sentence. Try another publisher's version and avoid this one.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a great book, and you should read it. BUT; the Wilder Publications version on this page (gray cover, paperback, with a painting of T.E. Lawrence in Arab regalia and with "The Complete 1922 Text" in White on a black background SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS!!!

Why?

This was clearly put together by some sort of scanned image to text program that has a ton of flaws! Punctuation, capitalization, and paragraphs are all messed up - some letters are transcribed into numbers - because of this some sentences are puzzling to decipher, the publisher should be ashamed!

This is especially terrible when one considers the amount of time T.E. Lawrence put into obsessing over the details while writing this book (punctuation, how paragraphs began and ended on specific pages, etc...)

I'm disappointed this review will probably be lost in the sea of appropriate praise for this book and more people will probably end up disappointed with this piece of crap.
This book should be mandatory reading for high school students and also for the students in the United States military colleges. The old adage that those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it is certainly true for the US military which has not won a war since World War II. T.E. Lawrence was unusual in that while a member of the British army he did not see himself as a British officer and member of the elite whites sent to subdue the people of color and save them from themselves. His insights into the sociology of the military leadership and that of the Arab leaders and the Ottoman Turks is unique. It also makes it obvious why the events since 1914, when France and Great Britain redrew the map of the Middle East and Africa, has generated years of strife and misery for the people of those lands.

I can see where someone who has drunk the Kool-Aid of the military will not be able to appreciate the writing of T.E. Lawrence. It is also a book that requires some effort on the part of the reader to grasp the insights of the man and appreciate why he found his role in the British military operating guerrilla actions so difficult both physically and mentally. He goes against the grain of those who idolize sociopaths in uniform from Lt. William Calley and Chris Kyle, to those puppeteers pulling the strings from Kissinger and Robert McNamara to Dick Cheney and Tommy Franks.