Allen, Malcolm Dennis (1991). The Medievalism of Lawrence of Arabia. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-07328-6. National newspapers alerted the public to the loss of the "hero's manuscript", but the draft was not recovered. Lawrence refers to this version as "TextI" and says that had it been published, it would have been some 250,000words in length. TE Lawrence success provided, early validation in Middle Eastern politics of George Shultz, former Secretary of State remarked, in international politics “Trust is the coin of the realm.”

Sarindar, François (2011). "La vie rêvée de Lawrence d'Arabie: Qantara". Institut du Monde Arabe (in French). Paris (80): 7–9. As a specialist in the Middle East, Fred Halliday praised Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom as a "fine work of prose" but described its relevance to the study of Arab history and society as "almost worthless." [193] Revolt in the Desert [ edit ] Portrait by Augustus John, 1919. Tate Modern, London Brown (1988) letters to E. M. Forster, 21Dec 1927; Robert Graves, 6Nov 1928; F. L. Lucas, 26March 1929. The authoritative and illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the man who inspired the iconic film Lawrence of Arabia - from "The World's Greatest Living Explorer" Ranulph Fiennes. However, Lawrence was forced out of the RAF in February 1923 after his identity was exposed. He changed his name to T. E. Shaw (apparently as a consequence of his friendship with G. B. and Charlotte Shaw [149]) and joined the Royal Tank Corps later that year. [150] He was unhappy there and repeatedly petitioned to rejoin the RAF, which finally readmitted him in August 1925. [151] A fresh burst of publicity after the publication of Revolt in the Desert resulted in his assignment to bases at Karachi and Miramshah in British India (now Pakistan) in late 1926, [152] [153] where he remained until the end of 1928. At that time, he was forced to return to Britain after rumours began to circulate that he was involved in espionage activities. [154]Simpson, Andrew R. B. (2011). Another Life: Lawrence After Arabia. History Press. pp.244–252. ISBN 978-0752466446. Axelrod, Alan (2009). Little-Known Wars of Great and Lasting Impact. Fair Winds. ISBN 978-1-61673-461-9. Seven Pillars of Wisdom" is a song by power metal group Sabaton about Lawrence, released in July 2019 on the album The Great War.

Lawrence continued serving at several RAF bases, notably at RAF Mount Batten near Plymouth, RAF Calshot near Southampton, [156] and RAF Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. [157] In the inter-war period, the RAF's Marine Craft Section began to commission air-sea rescue launches capable of higher speeds and greater capacity. The arrival of high-speed craft into the MCS was driven in part by Lawrence. He had previously witnessed a seaplane crew drowning when the seaplane tender sent to their rescue was too slow in arriving. He worked with Hubert Scott-Paine, the founder of the British Power Boat Company (BPBC), to introduce the 37.5-foot (11.4m) long ST 200 Seaplane Tender Mk1 into service. These boats had a range of 140 miles (230km) when cruising at 24 knots and could achieve a top speed of 29 knots. [158] [159] There is considerable evidence that Lawrence was a masochist. He wrote in his description of the Dera'a beating that "a delicious warmth, probably sexual, was swelling through me," and he also included a detailed description of the guards' whip in a style typical of masochists' writing. [228] In later life, Lawrence arranged to pay a military colleague to administer beatings to him, [229] and to be subjected to severe formal tests of fitness and stamina. [212] John Bruce first wrote on this topic, including some other statements that were not credible, but Lawrence's biographers regard the beatings as established fact. [230] French novelist André Malraux admired Lawrence but wrote that he had a "taste for self-humiliation, now by discipline and now by veneration; a horror of respectability; a disgust for possessions". [231] Biographer Lawrence James wrote that the evidence suggested a "strong homosexual masochism", noting that he never sought punishment from women. [232] Selwood, Dominic (19 May 2017). "On this day in 1935: The death of Lawrence of Arabia". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 19 January 2020. This has not prevented most post-Aldington biographers (including Fred D. Crawford, who studied Aldington's claims intensely) [252] from expressing strong admiration for Lawrence's military, political, and writing achievements. [253] [254] Awards and commemorations [ edit ] Eric Kennington's bust of Lawrence at St Paul's Cathedral The head of Lawrence's effigy in St Martin's Church, WarehamAlthough their accomplishments in the region don't have to be necessarily considered right things for the world peace as their works then would be the cause of all the bloody and hateful troubles currently going on in the Middle East, they DID take risks of their own lives to serve their country; they were doing what they believed were right. Swedish power metal band Sabaton wrote the song "Seven Pillars Of Wisdom" about Lawrence for their 2019 album The Great War. [277] Strategist of the Desert Dies in Military Hospital". The Guardian. 19 May 1935 . Retrieved 16 August 2012.