Hell in the Holy Land: World War I in the Middle East

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In the modern popular imagination, the British Army's campaign in the Middle East during World War I is considered somehow less brutal than the fighting on European battlefields. A romantic view of this conflict has been further encouraged by such films as Lawrence of Arabia and The Light Horsemen. In Hell in the Holy Land, David R. Woodward uses graphic eyewitness accounts from the diaries, letters, and memoirs of British soldiers who fought in that war to describe in rigorous detail the genuin Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents List of Maps List of Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Eastward Bound 2. Land of the Pharaohs 3. Clearing the Sinai 4. Johnny Turk Triumphant 5. "Bloody Bull's Loose" 6. Breakout 7. Relentless Pursuit 8. Sacred Soil 9. Changing Priorities 10. Jordan Valley 11. Megiddo Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index