Beersheba: a journey through Australia's forgotten war
TitleBeersheba: a journey through Australia's forgotten war
Author
Call number940.41294/0002
Object number07866
Place of publicationCarlton, Victoria, Australia
PublisherMelbourne University Press
Year of publication
2009
Physical descriptionxii, 339p., index
MaterialBook
ISBN9780522855999
Description
Set in Beersheba, Israel, this book describes what is probably the last great successful cavalry charges in history. The 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade captured Beersheba in what became the turning point in Britain's war against the Ottoman empire.