H. Pirie-Gordon (Military Editor). A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Under the Command of General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby. July 1917 to October 1918. Compiled from Official Sources

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $400

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author

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

printer

His Majesty’s Stationary Office

Place

London

Publication

1919

Description

Frontispiece portrait of Allenby. Replete with 56 detailed colored maps. Second edition

summary

A thoroughly detailed survey. The pinnacle of accomplishment by the British forces is succinctly phrased by Allenby: “At noon on the 11th (December, 1917) I made my official entry into Jerusalem.” (See EJ, II cols.646-7)

pp.(6). Original wrappers. 4to

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