Megiddo 1918: Lawrence, Allenby, and the March on Damascus

Osprey Campaign #61

by Bryan Perrett

As depicted in the great film Lawrence of Arabia, General Allenby planned a swift campaign that would knock Turkey out of World War I. His Desert Mounted Corps succeeded in sweeping through the Turkish lines in an action which was to take them all the way to Damascus, supported on their right flank by Lawrence and his Arab irregulars. The lasting legacy of the battle of Megiddo was that it revealed the potential of a modern "war of movement", producing a profound change in military thought and tactics.

Genres: History, World War I, Military History, Nonfiction

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Bryan Perrett was born in 1934 and educated at Liverpool College. He served in the Royal Armoured Corps, the 17th/21st Lancers, Westminster Dragoons, and the Royal Tank Regiment, and was awarded the Territorial Decoration.A professional military historian for many years, his books include "A History of the Blitzkrieg" and "Knights of the Black Cross - Hitler's Panzerwaffe and its Leaders". His treatise Desert Warfare was widely consulted during the Gulf War. His most recent works, including "Last Stand, At All Costs" and "Against all Odds" examine aspects of motivation. During the Falklands and Gulf Wars Bryan Perrett served as Defense Correspondent to the Liverpool Echo. His books are widely read on both sides of the Atlantic and have been translated into several languages.

Reviews

[Jan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent overview of Allenby's final push from Jerusalem to Damascus, but marred by repetitions and what seems to be hasty/sloppy editing.

[Станислав · Rating 3 out of 5]

Третья Армагеддонская!
По сути ничего интересного: британцы подкопили сил и вынесли Ближневосточный турецкий фронт и их немногочисленных немецких союзников. Британцы любят символизм, поэтому вместо какой-нибудь скучной: "наступательная операция левантийского участка ближневосточного направления второстепенного удара", превратили это в библейскую битву "Третья битва при Армагеддоне" , таким образом Тутмос III, внезапно оказался героем первой битвы. Иронично, что британцы здесь играли с египетской стороны. Командовал ими человек со знаковой фамилией Алленби, что на арабском звучало примерно как "Алла-эн-Наби", "Пророк Божий". Со стороны пустыни действовала арабская армия Фейсала и Томас Лоуренс "Эмир-динамит", который к тому времени окончательно обалдел и ехал на верблюде весь в белом во главе самых отчаянных арабских головорезов во всём пёстром. Я давно читал "Восстание в пустыне" и эта книга даёт расширенное понимание событий.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

The battle of Megiddo was one of the most complete and decisive victories of the First World War. This book, with very good maps, does an excellent job of describing the campaign.

[Şevki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Türk tarafını basiretsiz yapılan her başarılı işi almanlara mal eden bir yazım biçimi var. Arapların ihaneti hakkında düzgün bilgi veriyor sayılabilir.

[HsynBuendia · Rating 4 out of 5]

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