The Last Crusade: The Palestine Campaign in the First World War

Though the campaign in Palestine helped make that region the trouble spot it is today, this is the first account of it since 1928. It was a tough and fast-moving campaign, fought against a formidable enemy in harsh terrain and sometimes stupefying heat. Its highpoints -- T E Lawrence's capture of Aqaba with a charge of Arab horsemen, and Allenby's victory march through the streets of Jerusalem -- are well known, but there is much more that is equally gripping. Anthony Bruce has produced a comprehensive history using all the sources, including the experiences of those who took part.