Doyle’s Reviews > Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East > Status Update

I will also add, Lawrence had no formal military training, which most likely worked to his advantage during Arab Revolt. This allowed him to think outside the box.

A few things to note halfway through the book:
Lawrence was well traveled along with his education. Was very culturally literate to his locations, as well as spent a lot of time on reflection and conducting map studies prior to performing his own reconnaissance work. Let us not forget his language abilities.

"British generals often gave away in stupidity what they had gained in ignorance." - T.E. Lawrence (reference British Indian excursion into Basra, Iraq.

I absolutely love history books, including biographies, which place things in context. Thus far, this author is doing a fantastic job.