Letters from Baghdad

Explore the story of Gertrude Bell, sometimes called the female “Lawrence of Arabia.”

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About Letters from Baghdad

"Letters from Baghdad" is the story of a true original, Gertrude Bell, sometimes called the female “Lawrence of Arabia.” More influential and famous in her day than her colleague Lawrence, Bell was an explorer, spy, archaeologist and diplomat who helped shape the Middle East after World War I and established the Iraq Museum, infamously ransacked in 2003.

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    A Fandango in the British Press About Bell's White Paper: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A Fandango in the British Press About Bell's White Paper

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    A Visit to Babylon: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A Visit to Babylon

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    Gertrude Bell Arrives in Constantinople: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Gertrude Bell Arrives in Constantinople

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    Gertrude Bell Meets the Howeitat Tribe: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Gertrude Bell Meets the Howeitat Tribe

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    Gertrude Bell Muses About the River Tigris: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Gertrude Bell Muses About the River Tigris

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    Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Preview

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    Questioning British Occupation in Iraq: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Questioning British Occupation in Iraq

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    The Cairo Conference with Churchill, Bell and T.E. Lawrence: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Cairo Conference with Churchill, Bell and T.E. Lawrence

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    The End of the Cairo Conference at the Pyramids: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The End of the Cairo Conference at the Pyramids

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    The Outcome of the Paris Peace Conference: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Outcome of the Paris Peace Conference