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ktappe t1_iugkyl1 wrote
Reply to Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
And that's why Lawrence is one of history's most interesting characters.
Ariadnepyanfar t1_iugkuov wrote
Reply to comment by Gorazde in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
And ashamed of his own part in that, so much so that he deliberately lived in obscurity after that.
aquaman501 t1_iugjqzq wrote
Reply to comment by hawkman1000 in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
Hardly. There’s a long list.
DrunkOnRedCordial t1_iugjokm wrote
I always assumed those incompetent aristocrats didn't know what they were doing when they were poisoning cakes etc.
Instead of admitting they were incompetent, they turned Rasputin into some kind of superhero who would could survive all their attacks.
Teantis t1_iugjiom wrote
Reply to comment by Ripheus-33 in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
He had PTSD really bad people think and may or may not have been raped by Turkish soldiers along with all the other bad shit he went through. He was known for being pretty weird after wwi also.
[deleted] t1_iugjf7o wrote
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Beargrease28 t1_iugimbp wrote
Reply to comment by ButterflyAttack in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
The Audiobook read by Roy McMillan is fantastic.
Ripheus-33 t1_iughrvh wrote
Did each country in Medieval Europe have its own style of castle architecture
Ripheus-33 t1_iughd59 wrote
Reply to comment by Tiako in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
Sounds fascinating but why did you capitalize Working Through Stuff, is that a reference to something in the book?
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Rear-gunner OP t1_iugfknh wrote
Reply to comment by Synsano in Garlic May Have Saved Rasputin From Just One Assassination by Rear-gunner
I used a VPN and got it, not worth it as the video is garbage
hawkman1000 t1_iugf94q wrote
Reply to comment by moodRubicund in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
He turned down a knighthood because of it. Possibly the only person who ever turned one down.
War_Hymn t1_iugec00 wrote
Reply to comment by cactusflinthead in Revisiting the great exploding trousers epidemic of the 1930s by marketrent
Kind of wierd, as I believe you could buy the stuff in the US without any kind of permit.
amitym t1_iuge418 wrote
Reply to Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
"Revealed?" Come on.
War_Hymn t1_iugdzae wrote
Reply to comment by markhewitt1978 in Revisiting the great exploding trousers epidemic of the 1930s by marketrent
Funny enough, the early diesel tractors with hot bulb ignition they had back then could pretty much run on any kind of oil.
Synsano t1_iugcuax wrote
Reply to comment by Rear-gunner in Garlic May Have Saved Rasputin From Just One Assassination by Rear-gunner
Probably depends which country you live in then. I'm curious now which country is blocking it.
Gorazde t1_iugcoj5 wrote
Reply to comment by ReadinII in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
In the movie, he's depicted as having been unaware of the Sykes–Picot Agreement and duped by his own side. In reality, he knew about it and was party himself to deceiving the Arabs.
SirBaggyballs t1_iugcj56 wrote
Reply to comment by lostindanet in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
It is different than most of their stuff but suites my tastes quite well, up there with Attack of the Dead Men and Resist and Bite for favorite Sabaton songs.
War_Hymn t1_iugcgc0 wrote
Reply to comment by LimeMime565 in Human burial grounds and bullets from Spanish guns uncovered at site of last Mayan stronghold in Guatemala by GullyShotta
I don't think Guatemala is an island?
LimeMime565 t1_iugbl0t wrote
Reply to comment by Reese1313 in Human burial grounds and bullets from Spanish guns uncovered at site of last Mayan stronghold in Guatemala by GullyShotta
As you do. Can't have savages running around YOUR new island that you just discovered
BigWuffleton t1_iugb3nz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
That's not at all how the peace process worked in the middle east after World War 2, they were mostly all British or French colonies and that didn't change after the peace treaties were signed.
Hell the Soviets had their army kicked out of Iran purely with diplomatic pressure, it wasn't so cut and dry as "wherever my armies are will be my puppets now"
KB_Sez t1_iugb0y3 wrote
Reply to comment by anunderdog in Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
Was about to say this. I think it was even alluded to in the David Lean film
Reese1313 t1_iugatd3 wrote
Reply to Human burial grounds and bullets from Spanish guns uncovered at site of last Mayan stronghold in Guatemala by GullyShotta
So they gunned the indigenous people down?
DoctorMindWar t1_iugardt wrote
Reply to Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule by Aboveground_Plush
Isn't this common knowledge? I know next to nothing about him, other the film and this fact
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