ied by Germans showed signs of
the extreme solicitude they had for their personal comfort; that of the
Turks did not matter. In the hill upon which the town stands were numerous
caves filled to overflowing with choice wines, cognac, tobacco and
delicacies which made the mouths of the beholders, who had had neither bite
nor sup for thirty-six hours, water in anticipation. An Australian trooper
told me afterwards that there was sufficient wine in Afule and Nazareth
for every man in the Expeditionary Force, at a bottle per head, and added
naively that he had had his bottle just at the time it was most needed!

The column advancing on Nazareth had met with equal though not quite
bloodless success. Arriving at dawn they, too, found the town asleep, and
clattered through the streets in search of Liman von Sanders. He was warned
in the very nick of time, however, and the cavalry had an interesting back
view of a swiftly disappearing car in which sat Liman von Sanders in his
pyjamas, followed at a respectful distance by some of his staff not so
discreetly clad. Undisturbed by the defection of their Chief, the Germans
resisted stoutly for a time, both in the streets of Nazareth and in the
hills north of the town, but ultimately all were gathered in and sent
across the ancient battlefield of Armageddon to join the rest at Afule.

The aerodromes at Jenin were captured, or, to be more exact, rendered
useless by our aircraft, who had hovered over them ever since the beginning
of the battle, dropping an "egg" whenever enemy machines attempted to come
out. When the cavalry arrived, practically all they had to do was to tie up
the hordes of men who were only too anxious to surrender.

In five days the combined forces had smashed up two Turkish armies and had
taken forty thousand prisoners.

I cannot do better than end this chapter by giving in full General
Allenby's letter to the troops thanking them for this remarkable
achievement: "I desire to convey to all ranks and all arms of the Force
under my command, my admiration and thanks for the great deeds of the past
week, and my appreciation of their gallantry and determination, which have
resulted in the total destruction of the 7th and 8th Turkish Armies opposed
to us. Such a complete victory has seldom been known in all the history of
war."

CHAPTER XX

IN FULL CRY

At this stage the campaign developed into a species of fox-hunt on an
enormous scale, with the Turk very