The military strategy of the Arab Revolt

Said, Nuri al-. Muhadirat `an al-harakat al-`askariyyah lil-jaysh al-`Arabi fi al-Hijaz wa-Suriya [Lectures on the military movements of the Arab Army in the Hijaz and Syria 1916-1918].

€ 4.500,00

Rare firsthand account of the military encounters between the Ottomans and the Arab Army in the final two years of the First World War. An uncommon text, with only one copy listed on OCLC at Ben Gurion University, Israel.

The author, Nuri Pasha al-Said (1888-1958), later became an Iraqi politician, but himself had experienced both sides of the conflict. Al-Said initially fought against the British on the Ottoman side, but was converted to the cause of Arab nationalism and fought in the Arab Revolt under King Faisal, eventually leading the troops who took Damascus in 1918. He went on to become the Prime Minister of Iraq.

Ten maps show battles, maneuvers, and military strategy, indicating the movements of armies across a section of terrain or across the Arabian Peninsula, with Ottoman troops and fortifications in blue and their Arab counterparts in red. An excellent and uncommon firsthand account of the military history of the Arab world.

Paper somewhat toned and brittle, with a few small chips or closed tears; otherwise in good condition.