Saunders, Nicholas J.
Desert Insurgency
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198722007
- author:
- Saunders, Nicholas J.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 198mm / 252mm
- Genre:
- Archaeology Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
In the desert sands of southern Jordan lies a hidden conflict landscape along the Hejaz Railway, a 1,320 km track built at the beginning of the twentieth-century. This narrow-gauge railway facilitated participation in the annual Muslim Hajj to Mecca and played a significant role in the origins of modern guerrilla warfare. Ten years of research has uncovered sites lost for almost 100 years, including vast campsites occupied by railway builders, Ottoman Turkish machine-gun redoubts, and an ephemeral Royal Air Force desert aerodrome. The discovery sheds new light on the dramatic events of the Arab Revolt of 1916-18 and the exploits of those involved. This unique account from Nicholas Saunders provides a detailed and intimate look at a seminal episode of the First World War and its impact on the Middle East, richly illustrated with photographs and other visual elements.
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