The Real T E Lawrence - His Life and Legacy

T. E. Lawrence, soldier and writer, the co-leader with King Faisal of Saudi Arabia of the Arab Campaign during the First World War, became a legend in his own lifetime. And yet to this day there is much about him which remains a mystery: two aspects of his character being of particular interest.

About the author

Andrew Norman was born in Newbury, Berkshire, UK in 1943. Having been educated at Thornhill High School, Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Midsomer Norton Grammar School, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, he qualified in medicine at the Radcliffe Infirmary. He has two children Bridget and Thomas, by his first wife. From 1972-83, Andrew worked as a general practitioner in Poole, Dorset, before a spinal injury cut short his medical career. He is now an established writer whose published works include biographies of Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, Thomas Hardy, T.E. Lawrence, Adolf Hitler, Agatha Christie, Enid Blyton, Beatrix Potter, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Robert Mugabe. Andrew married his second wife Rachel, in 2005.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Norman
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781036111250
• ISBN: 978-1-0361-1125-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 163 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 460 g
• Illustrations: 32 mono illustrations
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies