Beschreibung:
Following the end of the Second World War the main mission of the British Army in Palestine was to contain Jewish attacks and illegal immigration while the fate of the Mandate was being decided. This book is a record of the British Army during the final year and its impact on the course and outcome of the 1948 war.
Introduction 1. Soldiering in Palestine 1947-1948 2. The Southern Sector 3. Railways 4. The Road to Jaffa, the Road to Jerusalem 5. Jerusalem 6. The Galilee and Haifa 7. Jaffa 8. The Course of the Evacuation 9. Some Final Observations and Conclusion Acknowledgements Appendix