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Title: With the British Army in The Holy Land

Author: Henry Osmond Lock

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With the British Army in the Holy Land

BY

MAJOR H. O. LOCK

THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT

WITH MAPS

LONDON: ROBERT SCOTT
ROXBURGHE HOUSE
PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
1919

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
PAGE
EGYPT AND THE SUEZ CANAL 1

Modern Egypt--Military Geography of Egypt--The Eastern Boundary--Outbreak
of War, 1914--Invasion of Egypt by the Turks--The Dardanelles--Defence
Problem at the Opening of 1916.

CHAPTER II

THE DESERT OF SINAI 10

Across the Canal--The Military Railway--The Pipe-line--Kantara--Oghratina,
Katia and Dueidar--Romani--Bir-el-Abd--El Arish--Maghdaba--Magruntein and
Rafa--Sea-borne Supplies--Khan Yunus--The Land of Promise--Personnel.

CHAPTER III

MESOPOTAMIA, THE CAUCASUS, AND THE HEJAZ 21

Landing in Mesopotamia--1915
Operations--Kut--Baghdad--Consolidation--Interdependence of Mesopotamia and
Palestine--Caucasus--Collapse of Russia--The Yemen--Revolt of the
Hejaz--Mecca--Medina--Maan--Arab Co-operation in Eastern Palestine.

CHAPTER IV

PALESTINE 28

General Idea--A Comprehensive View--The Sea--Sand Dunes--Coastal
Plain--Judaean Hills--Jordan Valley--Eastern
Palestine--Armageddon--Climate--Railways--Population.

CHAPTER V

GAZA 37

History--Importance of Situation--Topography--First Battle of Gaza--Second
Battle of Gaza--Reorganization of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.

CHAPTER VI