ABSTRACT

Shortly after the end of the First World War, General Sir George Macdonagh, wartime director of British Military Intelligence, revealed that Lord Allenby's victory in Palestine had never been in doubt because of the success of his intelligence service. Seventy-five years later this book explains Macdonagh's statement. Sheffy also adopts a novel approach to traditional heroes of the campaign such as T E Lawrence.

chapter 1|32 pages

The Ottoman Empire: From Friend to Foe

chapter 2|36 pages

Moving from Peace to War

chapter 3|34 pages

The Emergence of a Collection Network

chapter 4|41 pages

In the Shadow of the Gallipoli Campaign

chapter 5|40 pages

Human Intelligence on the Palestine Border

chapter 6|35 pages

Technological Success and Human Failure

chapter 8|35 pages

Towards the Great Breakthrough

chapter 9|25 pages

Offensive-Oriented Intelligence