Stuart Hadaway

An excellent, and very readable, account of an important and overlooked campaign.
I often find ground battles hard to follow. Whilst not perfect, Hadaway recounts the major battles of the campaign with concise clarity. Furthermore, he covers the essential behind the scenes story without getting too bogged down in politics.
There are nine useful and informative Appendices, a Glossary, Bibliography/Sources and Index.
A number of essential, and good, maps and a basic selection of photographs.
A show more valuable addition to any WW1 library.
I hope there will be a follow on volume covering the Palestine and Damascus campaigns 1917-1918. Actually, there will be two volumes. show less

This is the first follow on volume to Pyramids and Fleshpots, covering the three Battles of Gaza and the capture of Jerusalem. The third volume will cover the advance to Damascus and Aleppo in 1918.
Like the first volume this is an excellent, and very readable, account of an important and overlooked campaign.
Hadaway again recounts the major battles of the campaign with concise clarity, although I have to admit to a little confusion at times - probably my failing mental abilities not being show more able to form clear pictures from his descriptions, not helped by the poor maps. He continues to cover the essential behind the scenes story without getting too bogged down in politics.
There are five Appendices, a Glossary, Bibliography/Sources and Index.
Sadly, as indicated above, the quality of the maps is nowhere close to those in the first volume. My copy also had the maps slightly out of register.
This remains a valuable addition to any WW1 library.
I am looking forward to the third volume. show less