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100 1 _aPatterson, J. H.
_q(John Henry),
_d1867-1947
245 1 0 _aWith the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-01-15
508 _aE-text prepared by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)
520 _a"With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign" by J. H. Patterson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative chronicles the formation and experiences of the first Jewish Battalion in the British Army during World War I, specifically focusing on its involvement in the Palestine Campaign. Patterson, who commanded the battalion, aims to provide a truthful and vivid depiction of the challenges and victories faced by these soldiers as they fought not only for the British cause but also for the restoration of Jewish presence in their ancestral land. The opening of the work introduces the context of the Jewish Battalion's formation and the pivotal moment marked by the Balfour Declaration, which promised a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. Patterson discusses the challenges he faced, such as resistance from both the local British military authorities and factions within the Jewish community itself. In this early portion of the narrative, he sets the stage for the coming trials as he reflects on his responsibilities as a non-Jewish commander of a unit comprised of Jewish soldiers and his determination to lead them with honor amidst the complex socio-political landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Palestine
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Jewish
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41848
999 _c82687
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