Relates how the British, aided by Arab insurgents and the French,
defeated the Turks, although not without difficulty, and captured
northern Palestine and most of Syria. This book charts the
continuing war between Britain and France on the one side and the
Turkish Empire on the other following the British capture of
Jerusalem in 1917. It outlines how the British prepared for their
advance, bringing in Indian and Australian troops; how the Turks
were defeated at the great Battle of Megiddo in September 1918; and
how Damascus fell, the Australians and the Arab army, which had
harassed the Turks in the desert, arriving almostsimultaneously. It
goes on to relate how the French arrived, late, to take over
territory allocated to them in the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1915,
territory which included both Syria and Lebanon; how influenza had
a severely detrimental impact on the allied advance; and how the
Turks regrouped, successfully, north of Aleppo, and prevented
further allied advance. The book also discusses the peace
negotiations which followed the armistice, examining how
nationalist aspirations were thwarted, how the French imperial grip
on Syria was gradually strengthened, and how the Arab leader,
Faisal, ousted from Syria, was provided with a kingdom by the
British in Iraq. At a time when new turmoil in Syria is again in
the headlines, this study provides exceptionally timely information
on how Syria was fought over and shaped as rule over the country by
the Turkish Empire was ended. John D. Grainger is the authorof
numerous books for a variety of publishers, including five
previously published books for Boydell and Brewer, including The
Battle for Palestine, 1917 and Dictionary of British Naval Battles.
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