British Imperial Army in the Middle East

James E. Kitchen is Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK. He was formerly Lecturer in International History at University College Dublin, Ireland, and a member of its Centre for War Studies. He has also taught at the Royal Air Force College as Lecturer in Defence Studies for King’s College London, UK. His research interests lie in the history of modern warfare and imperialism, and he has published on the cultural and military history of the First World War in the Middle East, as well as the conflict’s colonial legacy.

• Introduction1. The Nature of War in Sinai and Palestine2. A Twentieth-Century Crusade?3. Command, Control, and Morale4. Citizen Soldiers at War5. The Anzac Legend, Mateship, and Morale6. The Indian Army Fighting for EmpireConclusionBibliographyIndex

In giving us this interesting look at the campaign and the men who fought it, Kitchen makes an excellent contribution to the literature of the Great War.