The ‘Palestine’ campaign in 1917-18 from the british perspective

enduring lessons for the contemporary environment

Résumé

Presently, the operational art and operational estimate
executed at the level of the Joint Commander and the
theatre-level Joint Task Force Commander, offers the most
appropriate instrument for planning at the operational
level, translating strategic objectives into tactical actions.
In the very first major world conflict, the analysis of
overwhelming British military campaign of the Egyptian
Expeditionary Force, commanded by General Allenby in
Palestine occupied by Turkish-Ottoman forces, presents
a distinct example of how to harmonize military actions,
undertaken in the heat of the battlefield, with the highest
national political aspirations. Bearing in mind the British
perspective, this essay seeks to establish whether the lessons learned in this campaign are perennial and
applicable to current scenario.