Format:
Online-Ressource (321 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781472505279
Series Statement:
War, Culture and Society
Content:
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 Eas t 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 transnatio
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Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Figures; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Nature of War in Sinai and Palestine; The war against the environment; The reality of combat; Technological warfare comes to the Middle East; The intensity of combat; The greater enemy: Disease; A modern military campaign?; 2 A Twentieth-Century Crusade?; The post-war construction of a crusading army; The wartime construction of a crusading army; The wartime quest for moderation; The army's religious fringe
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The army's religious infrastructure: Chaplains and the YMCAAnti-religious and anti-crusading rhetoric; Orientalist tourists; 3 Command, Control and Morale; Allenby in the words of his contemporaries; Allenby according to historians; Morale crisis in the Middle East; Allenby as a leader; Murray as a commander; Allenby as a commander; 4 Citizen Soldiers at War; The Territorial Force at war in the Middle East; Citizen soldiers; Territorials as soldiers; Territorial morale in the Middle Eastern campaign; 5 The Anzac Legend, Mateship and Morale
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The Australian Light Horse and New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Middle EastThe Anzac legend in Sinai and Palestine; Anzac troopers as citizen soldiers; Mateship and the regiment; Training and leadership; A valid legend?; 6 The Indian Army Fighting for Empire; The Indian Army in the First World War; The policy and practice of Indianization; The difficulties of Indianization; Indianization in practice: 10th Division; Training for war; Training through combat; The Indianized EEF in battle; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472511317
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472505279
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The British Imperial Army in the Middle East : Morale and Military Identity in the Sinai and Palestine Campaigns, 1916-18
Language:
English
Keywords:
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