The Egyptian Expeditionary Force in World War I: A History of the British-Led Campaigns in Egypt, Palestine and Syria

by Michael J. Mortlock

Overview

This military history follows the 5th Battalion of the Suffolk regiment from England to Syria and the end of World War I. Among the previously untapped primary source materials used are the author's father's correspondence and photographs from his 1913-1919 service with the 5th Suffolk in England, Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and Syria. It follows chronologically the frustrating failures, and the final victory, of the campaigns in North Africa and the Middle East and refutes the widely held misconception that cavalry played no major role in the conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786448715
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	11/23/2010
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Michael J. Mortlock, a former archivist at the University of Richmond, contributes to film documentaries and writes fiction. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Preface 1

Introduction: The Middle Eastern Theatre 3

1 Egypt and the Suez Canal 19

2 The Sinai Peninsula and the Failures at Gaza - The Gateway to Palestine 55

3 A Change at the Top, Then Success at Beersheba and Gaza 102

4 Lloyd George's Christmas Present 149

5 Advance, Delay, Advance: The Judean Hills and the Jordan 161

6 The Final Stroke 184

7 Backlash 227

Postscript: Back Home 235

Appendix A Participants in the Palestine Campaign 239

Appendix B Basic British Army Structure 241

Appendix C Casualties 242

Appendix D Order of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force 244

Appendix E General Allenby's Official Report 249

Appendix F The Egyptian Government 250

Appendix G Statement of Aims in Palestine 252

Appendix H Norfolk Regiment Officers 253

Appendix I Royal Army Service Corps Officers, 54th (East Anglian) Division 255

Appendix J Equipment on Company Establishment 257

Appendix K Field Marshal Lord Allenby's Letter 258

Chapter Notes 259

Bibliography 273

Index 291

Editorial Reviews

photos are...significant and outstanding. My hat is off to Michael Mortlock...a labor of love”—ASTENE; “a clear and interesting account of an often neglected area of WWI operations”—ARmy Rumour SErvice.

From the Publisher

"a clear and interesting account of an often neglected area of WWI operations"

ARmy Rumour SErvice

photos are...significant and outstanding. My hat is off to Michael Mortlock...a labor of love

ASTENE