|
|
Article: The Last Crusade: the Palestine Campaign in the First World War.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- The Middle East
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 IC Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
By Anthony Bruce published by John Murray ISBN 0 7195 5432 2 price 22.50 [pounds sterling] hardback
The full story of the dramatic campaign against the Ottoman Turks, which swept Allenby to Jerusalem and TE Lawrence to worldwide fame.
Surprisingly, this is the first full account of the First World War in Palestine since the official history published in the 1920s. It was a tough and fast moving campaign, fought against a formidable enemy in difficult conditions and sometimes stupefying heat. Its high points--T E Lawrence's capture of Aqaba with a charge of Arab horsemen, and Allenby's ceremonial victory march through the walled city of Jerusalem--are ...