The British Imperial Army in the Middle East - Morale Military Identity in Sinai Palestine Campaigns, 1916 18

The First World War has often been understood in terms of the combat experiences of soldiers on the Western Front; those combatants who served in the other theatres of the war have been neglected. Using personal testimonies, official documentation and detailed research from a diverse range of archives, The British Imperial Army in the Middle Eas t explores the combat experiences of these soldiers. The army that fought the Ottoman Empire was a multinational and multi-ethnic force, drawing personnel from across Britain's empire, including Australia, New Zealand, and India. By taking a transnational and imperial perspective on the First World War, this book ensures that the campaigns in Egypt and Palestine are considered in the wider context of an empire mobilised to fight a total and global war.

Product details

• Authors: James E Kitchen, James E. Kitchen, Kitchen James
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2014
• EAN: 9781472505279
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-0527-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Series: War, Culture and Society; War, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, First World War, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle Eastern history, Palestine, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I