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Eastward Bound
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DAVID R. WOODWARD
Published: 02 April 2006
...This chapter examines the deployment of British soldiers to the Middle East during World War 1. The British soldiers began their voyage to Egypt with drills to deal with the German U-boat threat. Most of the boats during this voyage were converted from peacetime use and the men complained...
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Conclusion
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DAVID R. WOODWARD
Published: 02 April 2006
...This concluding chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the experiences of British soldiers during World War 1. The results indicate the each soldier reacted in his own and different way to the routine of army life, his theater of operations, and combat. It also suggests that those who...
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Clearing the Sinai
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DAVID R. WOODWARD
Published: 02 April 2006
...This chapter examines the challenges faced by the British soldiers in clearing Mount Sinai in Egypt. It discusses the difficulties of the soldiers in riding and managing their camels during this campaign. It also explores the establishment of the Egyptian Labour Corps (ELC) and the Camel Transport...
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Hell in the Holy Land: World War I in the Middle East
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David R. Woodward
Published online: 14 September 2011
Published in print: 02 April 2006
... and The Light Horsemen . This book uses graphic eyewitness accounts from the diaries, letters, and memoirs of British soldiers who fought in that war to describe in rigorous detail the genuine experience of the fighting and dying in Egypt and Palestine. The massive flow of troops and equipment to Egypt...