The Palestine Campaigns

by A.P. Wavell

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. THIRD EIDTION (5th Impression) 1936 CONSTABLE AND CO. LIMITED, LONDON. MAPS as Listed. A good, clean and sound copy in red cloth boards, (some fading/staining and rubbing/wear), black title on spine, no dust-jacket.

259 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1928

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic, old-school military history of the British Army's campaigns in Sinai, Palestine and Syria in the First World War. Wavell served on the staff of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force for a while - and of course rose to the highest possible rank in the Second World War - so he was familiar with the ground, organization, the enemy and the battles themselves. This was one of the last campaigns that saw the widespread use of horse cavalry, and the combination of modern weapons, great mobility on the part of the British and Biblical place names made this a campaign to remember. The Turks are never an easy enemy to beat - as the Brits found out at Gallipoli, Gaza and Kut - and especially when commanded and "stiffened" by Germans, but Allenby made it look easy which, I suppose, is what a good commander is supposed to do. Personally, I became reacquainted with the small battle fought near my old kibbutz at Tel Gezer on November 15, 1917. The book reads like a staff study, but a really well-written one, and there are helpful fold-out maps at the back of the book to allow you to follow the movements and fighting while reading.

[LBA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wavell had a very elegant writing and describes in full detail the campaigns of the British Army and their allies against the Ottoman armies in the Middle East during World War I.