Falls Becke (13 results)

Condition: New. 2023 N & M Press reprint (original pub 1930). SB. 353 pp + 22 of maps & illus.(17 in colour).Published Price £35 Part II of the Official History of The Great War in the Middle East takes the story from May 1918 to the armistice. It begins with a summary of the Arab revolt against the Turks, which involved the exploits of Col. T.E. Lawrence âof Arabiaâ, and consisted of harassing attacks and sabotage of railways which drew off great numbers of the Turks to the benefit of the EEF. This was important because Allenby was being required to despatch British infantry battalions and Yeomanry regiments to France where the great German spring offensives had been launched in March. Indian battalions were set to replace the British ones, and the ensuing reorganisation of the EEF is described in some detail. The narrative continues with the final offensives - the battles of Megiddo, the operations of the Desert Mounted Corps, Chaytorâs Force, the pursuit through Syria and the capture of Damascus. An epilogue discusses the policy of the campaign, the strategy and the tactics. There are numerous appendices which apply to both Parts I and II, beginning with a tabular record of operations from June 1917 and containing orders of battle of the EEF in October 1917 and in September 1918 as well as that of the Turkish forces. There are examples of Force Orders, of corps operation orders and instructions, and finally there is a good index to both parts.

Condition: New. 2023 N & M Press reprint (original pub 1920). SB. xxiii+ xiv + 394 pp + 29 of maps & illus.(27 in colour).Published Price £35 It was originally planned to complete the Official History of the Egypt and Palestine campaign in two volumes, with this second volume taking the story from the appointment of Allenby to the command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) in June 1917, to the conclusion of the armistice with Turkey. But it was only after Allenbyâs arrival that the campaign really took off, with all the major offensives and battles taking place during his period of command. It thus became clear that Volume II would need to be in two parts. This part covers the offensive at Gaza and Beersheba and the subsequent battles in the Judaean Hills for the capture and defence of Jerusalem, which lasted from the end of October to the end of December 1917 without a break. It continues into 1918 with the operations in the Jordan Valley in February 1918; first the capture of Jericho, then the two raids into Trans-Jordan with the important engagements between them, lasting until 4 May. At this point there was a real break in the campaign for the first time and it is here that Part I ends. The contents list includes Parts I and II and all the appendices are at the end of Part II.

Condition: New. 2011 N & M Press reprint (original pub 1920). SB. xxiii+ xiv + 394 pp + 29 of maps & illus.(27 in colour). It was originally planned to complete the Official History of the Egypt and Palestine campaign in two volumes, with this second volume taking the story from the appointment of Allenby to the command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) in June 1917, to the conclusion of the armistice with Turkey. But it was only after Allenbyâs arrival that the campaign really took off, with all the major offensives and battles taking place during his period of command. It thus became clear that Volume II would need to be in two parts. This part covers the offensive at Gaza and Beersheba and the subsequent battles in the Judaean Hills for the capture and defence of Jerusalem, which lasted from the end of October to the end of December 1917 without a break. It continues into 1918 with the operations in the Jordan Valley in February 1918; first the capture of Jericho, then the two raids into Trans-Jordan with the important engagements between them, lasting until 4 May. At this point there was a real break in the campaign for the first time and it is here that Part I ends. The contents list includes Parts I and II and all the appendices are at the end of Part II.

Condition: New. 2011 N & M Press reprint (original pub 1930). SB. 353 pp + 22 of maps & illus.(17 in colour). Part II of the Official History of The Great War in the Middle East takes the story from May 1918 to the armistice. It begins with a summary of the Arab revolt against the Turks, which involved the exploits of Col. T.E. Lawrence âof Arabiaâ, and consisted of harassing attacks and sabotage of railways which drew off great numbers of the Turks to the benefit of the EEF. This was important because Allenby was being required to despatch British infantry battalions and Yeomanry regiments to France where the great German spring offensives had been launched in March. Indian battalions were set to replace the British ones, and the ensuing reorganisation of the EEF is described in some detail. The narrative continues with the final offensives - the battles of Megiddo, the operations of the Desert Mounted Corps, Chaytorâs Force, the pursuit through Syria and the capture of Damascus. An epilogue discusses the policy of the campaign, the strategy and the tactics. There are numerous appendices which apply to both Parts I and II, beginning with a tabular record of operations from June 1917 and containing orders of battle of the EEF in October 1917 and in September 1918 as well as that of the Turkish forces. There are examples of Force Orders, of corps operation orders and instructions, and finally there is a good index to both parts.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Two tight unmarked volumes in red cloth. Unopened folded map in rear pocket of volume one. ; History of the Great War; 748 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A good copy with a fold out map of Palestine in a pocket at the rear. Covers the period June 1917 to late 1917, ending just before the final offensives of 1918. It is the narrative of how the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) shifted from the stalled Gaza front to a dynamic, mobile campaign.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Vol: 1- outbreak of war to Spring of 1917, Vol: 2- from the Spring to the end of the war, Vol: 3-12 maps, Vol: 4 -11 maps. Vols.1/2/4 very good, Vol:3 box has slightly indented box to front. 3.2kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Ed. 365pp+folding maps and map in rear pocket, octavo hardcover in dj. boards clean, tight binding, minor dusting to top page edges, owner name to ffep, text clean. DJ covers lightly worn but clean, no tears, in mylar cover.

A F Becke (illustrator). This is a first edition of the map volume of the 1917 France and Belgium Official History. The volume contains 12 maps which cover the operations in April 1917 . The maps are ion near fine condition with no markings or tears. The volume is ex institutional library with neat labels on each map as shown. there is a note and date n the inside odf the clam shell case . There are no other markings .However, externally the volume has issues as shown . The bottom of the front clam fold is loose. The spine of the clam shell case is well worn and the front side edge is showing some loss. All as is shown in the photos. This book is priced accordingly to reflect the fine condition of the maps and the issues the casing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First English Edition. A very good copy of the first volume in what was a two-volumes set. The red cloth is faded variably, particularly along the spine. The contents are fine, including the complete fold-out colored maps folder tipped-in at the rear.This copy belonged to the co-author, "Map Compiler" Major Archibald .F Becke, whose name in ink is floridly inscribed on the the half title beneath his personal bookplate. 8vo (409 pages, maps, illustrations, index, bibliography, map endpapers). Signed.

FIRST EDITION. A set of five parts in total, comprising three text volumes and two bookform map cases. 8vo. (21.5 x 13.5 cm). Original red cloth with gilt-lettered spines, text volumes with the original drab dust-jackets (worn). The text volumes are profusely illustrated with field sketches, diagrams and photo plates. 39 folding maps (with the additional folding map in rear sleeve of volume 2, part 1). An authoritative account of British military operations during the war in Egypt, Palestine and Syria, and of certain operations connected with them. These include the Arab Revolt against the Turks in the Hejaz, the expedition against Darfur, and the Turkish attacks on Aden. After a deadlock following the Second Battle of Gaza, the British War Cabinet decided upon invading Palestine and dispatched Allenby to succeed General Murray. The first volume is concerned with the defence of Egypt against invasion, with the concentration of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Egypt after the Gallipoli evacuation, advancing to the Turkish frontier, and the expulsion of enemy forces from the Sinai Peninsula. The second volume provides information on large-scale operations including the offensive at Gaza and Beersheba, and the subsequent battles in the Judaean Hills for the capture and defence of Jerusalem (from the end of October 1917 to December 1917). It continues with operations in the Jordan Valley in February 1918 until the date of the Armistice From the series entitled History of the Great War based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence.

2 vols of books, 2 vols of maps, all maps & plates present, super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xvi + 409pp (vol1), xvi + 365pp (vol2), illus, VG (light rubbing & light soiling to boards, moderate fading to spines, light tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, moderate cracking to gutter of pg 320/321 - spine slightly shaky (vol1), light bruising to spine extrems, small chip less than 1cm to rear cover of vol 1).

Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket issued. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 23 maps, map volume only, 23 large color maps in case, library stamps on wrong side of each map and inside case, library sticker on spine. Spine soiled and worn, small tears on spine, tears to edges of map case, dings on map case, "Colonial Office Library" embossed on rear board of map case. very good maps in fair case, ex-lib.