How did Britain come to conquer Palestine during the First World War? We journey back to the Great War in this informative podcast to consider the British military campaign to oust the Ottoman Empire from the holy land and seize Jerusalem by Christmas 1917. This first part examines the significant backstory to the invasion, the skirmishing in the Sinai peninsula and the tensions in war strategy between Cairo and London. The Australian participation, the leadership of Sir Edmund Allenby and the strengths and weaknesses of the Turkish army are covered in detail.
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