8vo. viii, [2], 368 pp, [2], 11 maps, 16 plates with 32 b/w illus. original wrappers, slightly rubbed round edges, title printed in red & black on upper cover, top part of spine repaired, copy clean inside & in very good condition, preface by Maréchale Franchet d’Esperey, Societe d’Editions Geographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, Paris, 1932.

Synopsis

A study in the role of French army during the Palestine campaign in 1918. The author discusses the role of the French cavalry in the battle for Nablus, the occupation of Damascus and the end of the Sherifain adventure in Syria.