Studies in Military and Strategic History
1 total work
The Logistics and Politics of the British Campaigns in the Middle East, 1914-22
by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Published 14 October 2010
An examination of how the logistical demands of the British military campaigns in Palestine and Mesopotamia led to a more intrusive and authoritarian form of imperial control in 1917-18. This early example of Western military intervention in the Middle East provoked a localized backlash in 1919-20 whose effects continue to be felt today.