Military Operations Egypt and Palestine Volume One: From the Outbreak of the War with Germany to June 1917.Volume Two (comprising two volumes): From June 1917 to the End of the War
London: HMSO, 1928-1930. A set of five parts in total, comprising three text volumes and two bookform map cases. Uniformly bound, octavos, original red cloth with gilt spine lettering. The text volumes are profusely illustrated with field sketches, diagrams and photo plates. The first bookform box holds 15 folding maps, the second 23 folding maps. Complete as issued (with the additional folding map in rear sleeve of volume 2, part 1). One of the text volumes has sustained a localised perforated injury to the back board, another of the text volumes is a little flecked. Overall, the set is in very good condition, with the maps nicely preserved. First edition.
An authoritative account of British military operations during the war in Egypt, Palestine and Syria, and of certain operations connected with them. These include the Arab Revolt against the Turks in the Hejaz, the expedition against Darfur, and the Turkish attacks on Aden.
After a deadlock following the Second Battle of Gaza, the British War Cabinet decided upon invading Palestine and dispatched Allenby to succeed General Murray. The first volume is concerned with the defence of Egypt against invasion, with the concentration of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Egypt after the Gallipoli evacuation, advancing to the Turkish frontier, and the expulsion of enemy forces from the Sinai Peninsula. The second volume provides information on large-scale operations including the offensive at Gaza and Beersheba, and the subsequent battles in the Judaean Hills for the capture and defence of Jerusalem (from the end of October 1917 to December 1917). It continues with operations in the Jordan Valley in February 1918 until the date of the Armistice. Item #2605
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