Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935) was a British archaeologist, traveler, military man, spy, writer and diplomat. Due to his actions during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916–1918, he earned the nickname of Arabia. The author of the memoirs "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", which brought him worldwide fame. In his book "Rising in the Desert", long recognized as a classic of British adventure literature, Lawrence of Arabia, in the Kipling spirit, illuminates the romance and heroism of the colonial war in the East and the "white man's burden". It provides not only a comprehensive picture of the “Arab revolt”, but also a general description of the fighting in the Middle East theater of the First World War, in Palestine and Mesopotamia. The author shows from the inside the tactics and strategy of Britain in the Near and Middle East, talks about the working methods of British intelligence, vividly and vividly depicts the life and way of life of local tribes.