Hell in the Holy Land
Subtitle: World War I in the Middle East
By: David R. Woodward.
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780813123837
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Middle East; World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British; Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
Genres: Correspondence.
Description: "In the modern popular imagination, the British Army's campaign in the Middle East during World War I is considered somehow less brutal that the fighting on European battlefields. A romantic view of this theater 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 arena of the war to describe in rigorous detail the genuine experience of the fighting and dying in Egypt and Palestine."

"Using archival records, many from the Imperial War Museum in London, England, Woodward paints a picture of the mayhem, terror, boredom, filth, and sacrifice that marked the daily life of British soldiers in the Middle East. In telling the story of these soldiers, Woodward provides a personal history of a campaign that laid the groundwork for the continuing turmoil in the Middle East."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of maps; title: List of abbreviations; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Eastward bound; title: Land of the pharaohs; title: Clearing the Sinai; title: Johnny Turk triumphant; title: Bloody bulls loose; title: Breakout; title: Relentless pursuit; title: Sacred soil; title: Changing priorities; title: Jordan valley; title: Megiddo; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.