RELATES HOW THE BRITISH, AIDED BY ARAB INSURGENTS AND THE FRENCH,
DEFEATED THE TURKS, ALTHOUGH NOT WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, AND CAPTURED
NORTHERN PALESTINE AND MOST OF SYRIA.
This book charts the continuing war between Britain and France on the
one side and the Turkish Empire on the other following the British
capture of Jerusalem in 1917. It outlines how the British prepared for
their advance, bringing in Indian and Australian troops; how the Turks
were defeated at the great Battle of Megiddo in September 1918; and
how Damascus fell, the Australians and the Arab army, which had
harassed the Turks in the desert, arriving almostsimultaneously. It
goes on to relate how the French arrived, late, to take over territory
allocated to them in the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1915, territory
which included both Syria and Lebanon; how influenza had a severely
detrimental impact on the allied advance; and how the Turks regrouped,
successfully, north of Aleppo, and prevented further allied advance.
The book also discusses the peace negotiations which followed the
armistice, examining how nationalist aspirations were thwarted, how
the French imperial grip on Syria was gradually strengthened, and how
the Arab leader, Faisal, ousted from Syria, was provided with a
kingdom by the British in Iraq. At a time when new turmoil in Syria is
again in the headlines, this study provides exceptionally timely
information on how Syria was fought over and shaped as rule over the
country by the Turkish Empire was ended.
John D. Grainger is the authorof numerous books for a variety of
publishers, including five previously published books for Boydell and
Brewer, including _The Battle for Palestine, 1917_ and _Dictionary of
British Naval Battles_.
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ISBN
9781782041009
Publisert
2020
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Boydell Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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