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Bezig met laden... The Arab Revolt 1916-18: Lawrence Sets Arabia Ablazedoor David Murphy
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The claims for the military importance of this campaign have been greatly overstated by writers like [a:Liddell Hart|176217|B.H. Liddell Hart|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1261136195p2/176217.jpg], but the war against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East can lay claim to being perhaps the most politically consequential campaign of the First World War for the contemporary world. This is an excellent short introduction to those events, and is probably an indispensable companion to [b:Seven Pillars of Wisdom|57936|Seven Pillars of Wisdom A Triumph (The Authorized Doubleday/Doran Edition)|T.E. Lawrence|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393786656s/57936.jpg|56441]. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The Arab Revolt of 1916-18 was one of the most dramatic events of World War I (1914-1918). It resulted in the birth of the modern Middle East and also created one of the most enduring myths of the war, the story of "Lawrence of Arabia". In fact, it could be argued that the wider importance of the Arab Revolt has been forgotten in the rush to focus on Lawrence myth and that later generations have lost sight of the immense changes that this rebellion represented in Arab affairs. This book examines the revolt without this prejudice, describing and analyzing the background and events of the revolt. Breaking the process into several broad phases, the author examines the initial capture of coastal towns like Jeddah, which secured and this allowed for the re-supply and support of the Arab Army by the Royal Navy. Then, the main focus of the revolt became the Hijaz Railway. The raids on this vital route are described in detail, as is the seizure of Aqaba in 1917 and the northward push of the Arab Army at Gaza, Jerusalem, Megiddo and Damascas. Finally, this book describes how a local Arab rebellion grew to form a major part of Allied operations in the Middle East, as Arab tribesman developed from being troublesome raiders into a force which could oppose brigade-sized Turkish columns by 1918. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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