This book charts the continuing war between Britain and France on the one side and the Turkish Empire on the other following the British capture of Jerusalem in 1917. It outlines how the British prepared for their advance, bringing in Indian and Australian troops; how the Turks were defeated at the great Battle of Meddigo in September 1918; and how Damascus fell, the Australians and the Arab army, which had harassed the Turks in the desert, arriving almost simultaneously.

Introduction -- Defeats -- The Turks -- The new army -- The Arabs -- The French -- The plan -- Preparations -- Preliminaries -- The infantry battle -- The cavalry battle -- The east, Haifa, Samakh -- Damascus and Beirut -- Aleppo and Haritan -- The occupied territories -- Problems with the army -- Rebellion in Egypt -- France and Syria -- Conclusion.