ABSTRACT
In late 1945, shortly after the end of the Second World War, Amir 'Abdallah of Transjordan published his memoirs. He describes his early childhood in Mecca, his family's forced exile to Istanbul and the struggle waged by his father, Sharif Husayn Ibn 'Ali, to return home as the amir of Mecca. A considerable portion of the memoirs is devoted to Hijazi and Arab relations with the Turks; the factors leading up to the Arab revolt; and the revolt itself, during the First World War. 'Abdallah also delved into the relations between his Hashemite family and the Wahhabis of Najd, and goes on to describe, albeit rather briefly, the main events in Transjordan under his own rule. He concludes with a selection of documents as proof of his contribution to Arab unity during the Second World War.1
