2006-09-19 10:10:41 · 4 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He was probably homosexual at a time when it wasn't accepted.
His contribution to the arab revolt in WW! was vital in combining different rival tribes to fight the common enemy the Turks even though they were muslims fighting fellow muslims on behalf of the infidels.
He became alienated from the british administration when he discovered that the promises of arab independence after the war which he had used to unite the tribes were cynically undermined by the Sykes-Picot agreement which divided up the old Turkish Empire between Britain and France.
He lived the rest of his life in self-loathing over this betrayal.
2006-09-19 19:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a real question about whether or not he did any good. Sure he helped the Arabs revolt against the central government in Ankara. but, so what? We've had a mess in the Middle East ever since and the Arab revolt certainly didn't change the course of the War [WW1].
2006-09-19 22:55:11 · answer #2 · answered by Prof. Cochise 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was gay and a sympathiser to the irish rebelion offering his services as a pilot to the irb.
2006-09-20 01:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by timothy t 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Other than his alleged homosexuality was his virtually complete disregard for authority.
2006-09-19 17:55:33 · answer #4 · answered by Grendle 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋