How Jerusalem Was Won

How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine was written in 1919 by W T Massey who was the official correspondent of the London newspapers with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. The object of the campaign was to free Jerusalem from 4 centuries of Turkish rule. General Allenby's Army from the highest ranking officer to the lowest man felt that liberating Jerusalem was the highest prize they could obtain. Topics covered are Palestine's influence on the war, Difficulties of the attack. Training the army, Railroads, roads and the base, Preparing for "Zero Day," The Beersheba victory, Gaza defenses, Two yeomanry charges, The Deliverance of the Holy City, Making Jerusalem secure, The Conquering airman, and more.