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Condition: New. 2007 N&M Press reprint . SB. xxiv + 356pp with numerous b/w plates maps & diagramsPublished Price £22 For many observers, the Great War, with its static trench lines and new mechanical technology - i including the arrival of the aircraft, the machine gun and the tank - wrote a final full stop to the long history of the horse in warfare. But if the western front proved frustrating for the Cavalry, it was not the same story in the Middle Eastern theatre, as this fine book shows. As Lieutenant-General Harry Chauvel, commander of the Desert Corps, writes in his introduction; the book ' demonstrate(s) to the world that the horse-soldier is just as valuable in modern warfare as he ever has been in the past. Indeed, the whole of the operations in Palestine and Syria, under General Allenby, were text-book illustrations of the perfect combinations of all arms, both in attack and defence, and the last operations in this theatre, which led to the total destruction of Turkish Arms and the elimination of Germany's Allies from the War, could not have been undertaken without large masses of Cavalry'.The Desert Corps was formed in Egypt in June 1917 when the energetic Sir Edmund 'Bull' Allenby took command of the Allied forces in the Middle East. Initially composed of three divisions, the arrival of the Indian Cavalry Division from France augmented the mounted Corps early in 1918. It played a major part in driving the Turks from the Suez Canal zone, and then across the Sinai Desert into Palestine. A cosmopolitan Corps, the Desert Cavalry was composed of troops from Australia, New Zealand, India and France as well as Britain. On top of determined enemy resistance, the Corps coped with intense heat, dust, sandstorms and insect bites in summer; and freezing cold and heavy rains in winter. The Corps' role in reconnoitering and occupying Sinai; Gaza; Palestine; Jordan and finally Syria were crucial to Allenby's success in capturing Jerusalem and Damascus and finally crushing Ottoman Turkish domination of the Middle East and helping to end the Great War in 1918. At a time when western forces are once again engaged in active operations in the Middle East, this book, written by a veteran of the campaign, will interest all serious students of military history in general and the role of the Cavalry in particular. Book.…

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

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Hard Back. Condition: Good. First Edition. 356 Pages Indexed. Tan boards with brown lettering to front board and spine. Good condition considering age. Pages are white, tight, and free of marks. The front endpaper is holding well while the back endpaper has begun to split but still holding well. Illustrated with 33 black and white photographs, five maps of which four are fold out, and seven full page diagrams. In writing this History the author has done a service to his countrymen particularly those who served in the Corps, and who feel that the part they played in the Great War is but little known to the general public. As a work on Cavalry Tactics it will be of some value to the student of Military History, and, if it does nothing else, it must demonstrate to the world that the horse-soldier is just as valuable in modern warfare as ever. The whole of the operations in Palestine and Syria, under General Allenby, were text-book illustrations of the perfect combination of all arms, both in attack and defence, and the last operations in this theatre, which led to the total destruction of the Turkish Arms and the elimination of Germany's Allies from the War, could not have been undertaken without large masses of Cavalry. The author served throughout the whole of the operations of which he writes. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very rare "scrap book" of the 7th Battalion Somerset light infantry in WWI.1st Edition 1932. This is essentially a "chronicle of their experiences in the Great War 1914-18 contributed primarily by officers, with a forward by Colonel C.J. Troyte-Bullock D.S.O. who commanded the Battalion from its formation at Woking until severely wounded at Annois during the German advance in March 1918. 156pp.,2 maps, illustrations, honours and awards. A number contributing Officers have signed the page following on from the Foreword, including Col. Troyte-Bullock and A Foley.(who has also signed an inscription to his son on the endpaper) A Regimental Journal page (Light Bob Gazette) with a photograph of some of the contributors gathered around a formal dinner table and with Officers named has been affixed to the front endpaper. has some wear at head and tail of spine, else very good in part leather binding. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Excellent account of the Desert Mounted Corps in the Great War. 1st Edition 1921. 356pp., ills., maps, some folding appendices, index. Introduction by Lieut.-General Sir H.G.Chauvel. Modest rubbing and blank endpaper neatly removed, else very nice copy with bright red cloth, gilt.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No DJ. Pp: xxiv + 356. Gilt titles: sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ colour & b/w photos, maps, diagrams & fold-in maps (listed). Red cloth bds. w/ gilt design. Sp. ends curled & frayed. Cors. curled. Some shelfwear to the bds. P/o name penned on f.f.e.p. All folded maps present. Usual handling wear. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Includes appendices of participating army units. British cavalry operations against the Turkish Army in Palestine and Syria during the Great War. …

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1st edition orig. cloth Nice Copy octavo xxiv + 356pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, appends., index, Introduction by Harry Chauvel & extensive reference to Anzac Mounted Divisions and the Australian Light Horse Regiments & Camel Corps. Some slight rubbing to boards o/w nice copy. Very scarce.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - For many observers, the Great War, with its static trench lines and new mechanical technology - i including the arrival of the aircraft, the machine gun and the tank - wrote a final full stop to the long history of the horse in warfare. But if the western front proved frustrating for the Cavalry, it was not the same story in the Middle Eastern theatre, as this fine book shows. As Lieutenant-General Harry Chauvel, commander of the Desert Corps, writes in his introduction; the book ' demonstrate(s) to the world that the horse-soldier is just as valuable in modern warfare as he ever has been in the past. Indeed, the whole of the operations in Palestine and Syria, under General Allenby, were text-book illustrations of the perfect combinations of all arms, both in attack and defence, and the last operations in this theatre, which led to the total destruction of Turkish Arms and the elimination of Germany's Allies from the War, could not have been undertaken without large masses of Cavalry'. The Desert Corps was formed in Egypt in June 1917 when the energetic Sir Edmund 'Bull' Allenby took command of the Allied forces in the Middle East. Initially composed of three divisions, the arrival of the Indian Cavalry Division from France augmented the mounted Corps early in 1918. It played a major part in driving the Turks from the Suez Canal zone, and then across the Sinai Desert into Palestine. A cosmopolitan Corps, the Desert Cavalry was composed of troops from Australia, New Zealand, India and France as well as Britain. On top of determined enemy resistance, the Corps coped with intense heat, dust, sandstorms and insect bites in summer; and freezing cold and heavy rains in winter. The Corps' role in reconnoitering and occupying Sinai; Gaza; Palestine; Jordan and finally Syria were crucial to Allenby's success in capturing Jerusalem and Damascus and finally crushing Ottoman Turkish domination of the Middle East and helping to end the Great War in 1918. At a time when western forces are once again engaged in active operations in the Middle East, this book, written by a veteran of the campaign, will interest all serious students of military history in general and the role of the Cavalry in particular.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. DESERT MOUNTED CORPS, AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAVALRY OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA 1917-1918 | Lieut Colonel R. M. P. Preston D. S. O. | Taschenbuch | No Series Linked | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2015 | Naval & Military Press | EAN 9781847347558 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…