Australian light horse, New Zealand mounted rifles, British yeomanry and Indian cavalry formed the Desert Mounted Corps under General Sir Harry Chauvel, who introduces this history. Preston, a staff officer, narrates their operations from Beersheba through the Jordan Valley raids and the final pursuit to Damascus, with close attention to water, camels, wounded men and the difficulties of desert warfare.
A first-hand account of one of the last great cavalry campaigns in history, essential for students of the Middle East in the First World War. Download the free EPUB.