Four Centuries of Ottoman Rule at an End. Turkish Retreat a Christmas Present for the British Nation Special to The Great War Project (5 December) Intense fighting continued in the Middle East in the early days of December a century ago, and on December 9th, Jerusalem under the Ottoman Turkish forces surrendered to the British.…
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THE STRUGGLE FOR PALESTINE BEGINS
by Mike Shuster
A British Letter to Change the World. A Jewish National Home, Designed to Keep the Russians in the War. What About the Arabs? Special to The Great War Project. (2 November) Now a development in the Middle East that could change the world. On November 2nd a century ago, Britain issues what will come to…
RING OF SPIES IN PALESTINE
by Mike Shuster
A Young Woman Keeps Her Secrets Under Pain of Death. Seeking A National Home for the Jews. Special to The Great War Project. (1 October) A century ago, in the month of October, the situation for the Allies looks desperate on almost all fronts. The fight for the Belgian village of Passchendaele is a stalemate…
CRISIS FOR THE TURKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
by Mike Shuster
Arab Fronts Multiply; Germans Want Control; British and Turks Eye Offensive for Palestine. Special to The Great War Project. (13 August) Now for an update on the war in the Middle East, where by this time a century ago, war has spread to two fronts, and is threatening to spread even further as the Ottoman…
ATROCITY TALES EMERGE FROM PALESTINE
by Mike Shuster
Turks Said to Deport Jews as They Did Armenians. Inaccurate Accounts Spread Around the World. Special to The Great War Project. (6 May) At around this time one hundred years ago, a story emerges from Palestine that will prove to be one of the most significant developments in the war. And it will be inaccurate…
ARAB REVOLT STALLS
by Mike Shuster
Lawrence Seeks Leading Role British Eye Palestine; Seek Jewish Support Special to The Great War Project (4-9 December) As winter approaches in the Middle East a century ago, the British are divided on how to manage what has come to be called “the Arab Revolt.” The debate between the British command in London and the…
THE LITTLE KNOWN BATTLE OF ROMANI
by Mike Shuster
Turks Eye Second Attempt to Seize the Suez Canal Under Scorching Sun, the British Reject Ottoman Force. Special to The Great War Project (8-11 August) In early August a century ago, a little remembered battle erupts in the Sinai desert east of the Suez Canal. It takes place in an Egyptian town called Romani. It…