as fantasy, 110
Hoare, Sam, 366
Hogarth, David, 58–61, 70, 101, 122, 141, 156, 355
at Carchemish, 78–90
Lawrence’s awe of, 84
in Cairo, 149
Holdich, Major G.V.W., 171
Holmes, Miss, 66–7, 102, 103–4
homosexuality, 26–7, 42–3, 76, 111–12, 233–4, 309
claimed as commonplace, 233
rape at Dara’a and, 297–8
approval of, 298
Hornby, Lieutenant, 311
al-Houl, crossing of, 235–9
Housman, Laurence, 26
Howaytat, as feud-ridden, 268
Huber, Charles, 176
Humber(ship), 264
Huon de Bordeaux, 28
ibn Hussain, Sharif ‘Ali, Emir of Mecca, 50–52, 106, 135, 165, 177–9, 210, 318
Bedu and Hejaz railway, 125, 156–7
letter from, 140
and British ‘decency’, 142–3
Hutaym, 154
Ibrahim Pasha, 105
al-Idrisi, 135, 136
Idylls of the King(Tennyson), 28
‘Intrusive’(Arab Bureau codename) 149
Irishness, 355
Isis(magazine), 113
al-Islam, Sheikh, 135
Ja’afar Pasha, 261, 264, 299, 300, 317
as Commander in Chief, 318
Jamal Pasha, 136, 137, 138, 156–7, 162
Jane, L.C., 40–41
Jarvis, C.S., 186
Jaudet, ‘Ali, 334
ibn Jazi, Hammayd, 227
ibn Jazi, Sheikh ‘Ar’ar, 226
ibn Jazi Howaytat, 248, 300
Jebayyil, 66–7, 102
Jeddah, 160, 167
Jefer, 249
Jerusalem, 298
Jesus College, Oxford, 40–42
Jews, 62–3
Jirwal barracks, attack at, 157–9
Jisr al-Hemmi, attack at, 276–7
Johns, Captain W.E., 359, 361–2
Joyce, Lieutenant-Colonel Pierce, 130, 184, 186, 209, 219, 229, 264, 316
in Cairo, 308
on Lawrence, 317
Juhayna, 154, 191
Junor, Lieutenant, 325
Justinian, Emperor, 113
Kalevala, 28
Kennington, Mrs Celandine, 12, 17
Kennington, Eric, 33, 377
Kenyon, Sir Frederick, 90, 93, 115
Kerak, 302
Khadra, surrender of, 253
Khairy Bey, 157
Khalfati, beating at, 107
Khallaf, 180
Khirbat as-Saba’ah, 304
Kilometre 149, raid at, 322–3, 328
Kilometre 589, raid at, 276
King-Crane commission, 345
Kirkbride, Lieutenant Alec, 85, 106, 186, 213, 307
on cruelty, 333, 334
Kitchener, Lord, 115, 118, 125, 126
death of, 149
knighthood, offer of, 343
Knightley, Philip, 370
Knowles, Pat, 376
Kut
stand at, 143–4
relief mission to, 147–8
surrender of, 148
Lama(ship), 168, 172
Laurie, Janet, 75–6
Lawrence, Arnold (Arnie) (brother), 25, 333
birth, 10
marriage, 30
Lawrence, Frank (brother), 24
birth, 10
death, 138
Lawrence, John (grandfather), 7
Lawrence, Montague Robert (Bob) (brother)
birth, 8, 23
domination by mother, 15–16
Lawrence, Sarah (mother), 7–8
qualities, 11–12
domination by, 15–17, 30
Lawrence, Thomas (father), 7–8, 13. 14
Thomas Chapman’s name-change to, 9
death, 355
Lawrence, Thomas Edward
family background, 7–10
birth, 10
childhood, 10–31
financial circumstances in childhood, 14–15
beatings by mother, 16
and pain, 17–18
emotional withdrawal, 18
schooldays, 21–31
at Boys’ High School, Oxford, 22–3
and masculinity, 25
and empathy, 25–6
and women, 27, 75–6
and medieval world, 27–8
family life, 29–30
lying and truth, 32–4, 70–74, 243, 291–5, 320
in Royal Garrison Artillery, 32–3
cycling, 35–6
in France, 36–9, 47–8
at Oxford University, 38–48
canoeing, 46
malaria, 48
and Young Turk’s revolution, 49–54
and Jews, 62–3
in Safed, 63
first shot at, 68
reports of murder of, 71
and ‘failure as sin’, 73
in Oxford, 75–9
proposal of marriage, 75–6
and Dahoum, 88–9, 109–11, 122
at Carchemish, 93–108
illness at Jarablus, 90–92
in Egypt, 93–108
at Kafr Ammar, 94–5
behaviour at Expedition House, 97–8
at Jebayyil with Dahoum, 102–4
speaking Arabic, 106
beating at Khalfati, 107
in Oxford with Dahoum, 109–11
last visit to Carchemish, 120–22
last sight of Dahoum, 122
in Cairo, 129–31
in Mesopotamia, 131–49
in Cairo Intelligence, 149
alienation of others, 131
his bravery, 138–9, 247–8
outbreak of Arab Revolt, 153–66
first mission to Hejaz, 167–88
dislike of ‘Abdallah, 170
camel-riding, 176
Sharif ‘Ali and, 177–9
first meeting with Feisal, 181–2
first closeness with Bedu, 185
as Propaganda Officer, 190
wearing Arab dress, 192–3
dislike of Vickery, 201
and executions, 211–14
sees desert as ally, 216
at Mudahrij, 222–4
meeting with ‘Ali and Othman, 232–4
crossing al-Houl, 235–9
search for Gasim, 236–9
and deception of Arabs, 240–41
and Arab Nationalism, 240
and ‘nobility’ of Arabs, 242–3
almost shot, 245
on bravery, 247–8
Mudowwara raid, 254–72
traverse of Sinai, 254–60
Allenby as father-figure, 261
Auda’s defection and, 262–3
and Operation Hedgehog, 263
attack on Mudowwara, 266–71
Yarmuk operation and Dara’a incident, 273–98
opportunities lost, 281
rape at Dara’a, 282–95
approval of homosexuality, 298
personal bodyguard and, 295–7
as personally unclean, 295
at Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, 298
shoots Othman, 309
massacre at Tafas and, 313–14, 330–34
quarrel with Young, 316
wounded, 325–6
and Peace Conference, 343–58
offer of knighthood, 343
writing of Seven Pillars, 346–51
in Who’s Who, 352
discovery of his real name, 355
as John Hume Rosss, 359–60
in RAF, 359–66, 372, 375
at School of Photography, Farnborough, 365
as T.E. Shaw, 367
enters army, 367
thoughts of suicide, 372
and speed, 374
death, 376–7
Lawrence, William (brother), 24, 110
birth, 10
death, 142
‘Lawrence of Arabia’, birth of myth, 173
Lawrence of Arabia (film), 332
Layard, Henry, 23
Lean, David, 332
Leeds, Edward, 36, 58, 69, 71, 77, 79, 97, 119, 122, 142, 272
on Dahoum, 110
on cruelty, 334
Liddell Hart, Basil, 14, 20, 25, 32, 58, 122, 181, 182, 292, 305, 363