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.>

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Nature of War in Sinai and Palestine
2. A Twentieth-Century Crusade?
3. Command, Control, and Morale
4. Citizen Soldiers at War
5. The Anzac Legend, Mateship, and Morale
6. The Indian Army Fighting for Empire
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

James E. Kitchen is Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK. He was formerly Lecturer in International History at University College Dublin, Ireland, and a member of its Centre for War Studies. He has also taught at the Royal Air Force College as Lecturer in Defence Studies for King's College London, UK. His research interests lie in the history of modern warfare and imperialism, and he has published on the cultural and military history of the First World War in the Middle East, as well as the conflict's colonial legacy.

Product details

• Authors: James Kitchen, James E Kitchen, James E. Kitchen
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2015
• EAN: 9781474247856
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-4785-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: War, Culture and Society; War, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Middle East, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), War and defence operations, War & defence operations, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I