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At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the British government realized that it had to keep the Suez Canal open at all costs because it was the primary sea route connecting Britain to its far-flung eastern colonies. The Suez bordered Egypt, a nominal Turkish province, and, when Turkey became involved in the war on Germany's side in 1915, Turkey attacked the canal. As a result the British declared war on Turkey and began an offensive against the Ottoman forces and their German advisers. The British, aided by various Arab groups, swept north through Palestine, Jordan, and Syria to Turkey's ultimate defeat in October 1918.
In Armageddon, 1918, eminent military historian Cyril Falls discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T. E. Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Falls ends with a pertinent reflection on the subsequent history of the region, from the formation of Iraq in 1920 through the establishment of Israel, showing how the campaign in the Middle East brought into the international spotlight the tangled alliances and imperialistic and nationalistic desires that have left an indelible mark on the region to this day.
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"Falls writes with great assurance and familiarity."
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A compact history of the creation of the modern Middle East. "Falls writes with great assurance and familiarity."--"Library Journal"
""Armageddon, 1918" is an informative, thought-provoking, evenhanded, and exceptionally well written study of the historical background to many of the crucial issues and events still reverberating in the region to this very day."--"Bookwatch"
A compact history of the creation of the modern Middle East. "Falls writes with great assurance and familiarity."--"Library Journal"
""Armageddon, 1918" is an informative, thought-provoking, evenhanded, and exceptionally well written study of the historical background to many of the crucial issues and events still reverberating in the region to this very day."--"Bookwatch"
A compact history of the creation of the modern Middle East. "Falls writes with great assurance and familiarity." "Library Journal""
""Armageddon, 1918" is an informative, thought-provoking, evenhanded, and exceptionally well written study of the historical background to many of the crucial issues and events still reverberating in the region to this very day." "Bookwatch""
A compact history of the creation of the modern Middle East. "Falls writes with great assurance and familiarity."--Library Journal
"Armageddon, 1918 is an informative, thought-provoking, evenhanded, and exceptionally well written study of the historical background to many of the crucial issues and events still reverberating in the region to this very day."--Bookwatch
Cyril Falls (1888-1971) was a distinguished military officer, historian, and writer. He served in World War I and contributed to the Official History of the First World War. He is author of numerous books, including The Great War, 1914-18, The Battle of Caporetto, and Elizabeth's Irish Wars.
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- PublisherNautical & Aviation Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0933852053
- ISBN 13 9780933852051
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages200
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ARMAGEDDON: 1918. The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America Great War Stories series.
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Book Description American second edition (preceded by the 1964 Lippincott edition). i-xi, i-vii, 1-200 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; short closed tear at front panel's bottom left; toning and creasing to flaps. Green boards; bright gilt stamping to spine; slight scuffing at spine ends and to boards' top and bottom edges. Slight toning to endpapers but interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Classic study of WWI by British military historian Cyril Fall which was first published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in London in 1964. ISBN 0933852053. Seller Inventory # CVA-00667
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. The DJ is covered in a clear protective wrapper that is stuck to the book.There is the remains of a label on the fep along with a bar code label at the bottom of the page and a stamp on the reverse of the Title page.Contains black & white drawn maps. Seller Ref: M20492. Seller Inventory # 007255
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