The British Imperial Army in the Middle East : morale and military identity in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns, 1916-18 / James E. Kitchen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kitchen, James E., author.

Series:

War, culture and society.

War, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Military campaigns.

World War, 1914-1918.

Great Britain.

Sinai (Egypt).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New Delhi ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The First World War has often been understood in terms of the combat experiences of soldiers on the Western Front; those combatants who served in the other theatres of the war have been neglected. Using personal testimonies, official documentation and detailed research from a diverse range of archives, The British Imperial Army in the Middle East explores the combat experiences of these soldiers. The army that fought the Ottoman Empire was a multinational and multi-ethnic force, drawing personnel from across Britain's empire, including Australia, New Zealand, and India. By taking a transnational and imperial perspective on the First World War, this book ensures that the campaigns in Egypt and Palestine are considered in the wider context of an empire mobilised to fight a total and global war."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

1. The Nature of War in Sinai and Palestine

2. A Twentieth-Century Crusade?

3. Command, Control, and Morale

4. Citizen Soldiers at War

5. The Anzac Legend, Mateship, and Morale

6. The Indian Army Fighting for Empire

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472509284

1472509285

9781474210997

1474210996

9781472511317

147251131X

OCLC:

931080400