Lawrence of Arabia: A liberator, spy or traitor?
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TE Lawrence became one of the most famous figures to emerge from World War I. Not so much for his role as a British intelligence officer. Nor his role in the Arab Revolt. Instead, it was because of an international photo exhibit of a young British man in traditional Arab white robes, riding a camel across the deserts of the Arab world. Whether he rejected the limelight or found himself backing into it, Lawrence's role in the Great War would serve as his own inner conflict. Lawrence of Arabia. Liberator or a man with divided loyalties? Support the show: https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/hindsight/
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