The British Imperial Army in the Middle East : morale and military identity in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns 1916-1918 /: morale and military identity in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns 1916-1918. (2014)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The British Imperial Army in the Middle East : morale and military identity in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns 1916-1918 /: morale and military identity in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns 1916-1918. (2014)
- Main Title:
- The British Imperial Army in the Middle East : morale and military identity in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns 1916-1918
- Further Information:
- Note: James E. Kitchen.
- Authors:
- Kitchen, James E
- Contents:
- 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. 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. 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 ofCover; 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. 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. 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. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London, England New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Copyright Date:
- 2014
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (321 pages), illustrations, tables, maps
- Subjects:
- 940.41241
Military history
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Egypt -- Sinai
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Palestine
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western
Military campaigns
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
History -- Military -- General
History -- Modern -- 20th Century
History -- Military -- World War I
First World War
Middle East -- Palestine
Egypt -- Sinai
Electronic books
History
History -- World War, 1914-1918 - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781472511317
1472505271
9781472505279
1472509285
9781472509284
9781306723442
1306723442 - Related ISBNs:
- 147251131X
9781472505279 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 6, 2014). - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.327648
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