The logistics and politics of the British campaigns in the Middle East, 1914-22
By: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Series: Studies in military and strategic history
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780230233003
Subjects: Logistics; World War, 1914-1918; Great Britain. Army. Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force; Great Britain. Army. Egyptian Expeditionary Force; Campaigns; Great Britain; History
Description: "This book provides an examination of how the logistical demands of the British military campaigns in Palestine and Mesopotamia led to a more intrusive and authoritarian form of imperial control in 1917-18. This early example of Western military intervention in the Middle East provoked a localized backlash in 1919-20 whose effects continue to be felt today"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-255) and index.