The Desert Mounted Corps An Account Of The Cavalry Operations In Palestine And Syria 1917 - 1918

By Richard Martin Peter Preston

Book Overview

A compact chronicle of bold, decisive action and enduring consequence. The Desert Mounted Corps offers a vivid, human-scale window into the cavalry operations that shaped the Palestine and Syria theatre in 1917-1918. This authoritative military history monograph follows the sweep of desert campaign operations with a keen eye for the operational details, the tactics that won battles, and the broader impacts of cavalry actions in the Middle East. It blends first-hand immediacy with scholarly clarity, delivering a world war i cavalry narrative that feels both intimate and essential for today's readers. The work speaks to scholarship and research readers while inviting enthusiast battlefield tours with its ground-level perspectives on command, supply, and foot-soldier experience, all grounded in the realities of the Middle East theatre and its distinctive logistics and terrain. A work of lasting literary and historical significance, it stands alongside great war cavalry narratives as a touchstone for Australian light horse histories and other Allied endeavours. With Alpha Editions' careful restoration, this volume is more than a reprint - it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, restored for today's and future generations. Casual readers will grasp the human drama; collectors and scholars will prize the precision and context that illuminate the desert's turning points.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354759769
• ISBN13: 9789354759765
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"