Allenby's Checkmate: Jerusalem to Victory in the Middle East, 1918

Published on 26 January 2024
Submitted by Robert Fleming

This is the second of two webinars looking at the war in Palestine. In this presentation, Robert Fleming picks up the story after the capture of Beersheba, and explores how Allenby skilfully mustered and mastered his resources to defeat the Ottoman Army at the Battle of Megiddo, and end the war in the Middle East.

Allenby's Checkmate: Jerusalem to Victory in the Middle East, 1918
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