"Drawn from the historical record and the author's family letters and photographs, this military history follows the 5th Suffolk Regiment from England to Syria and to the end of the war"--Provided by publisher.

Introduction: The Middle Eastern theatre -- Egypt and the Suez Canal -- The Sinai Peninsula and the failures at Gaza -- The gateway to Palestine -- A change at the top, then success at Beersheba and Gaza -- Lloyd George's Christmas present -- Advance, delay, advance: the Judean Hills and the Jordan -- The final stroke -- Backlash -- Postscript: Back home -- Appendix A: Brief biographies from the Palestine Campaign -- Appendix B: Basic British Army structure -- Appendix C: Casualties -- Appendix D: Order of battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force -- Appendix E: General Allenby's official report -- Appendix F: The Egyptian government -- Appendix G: Statement of aims in Palestine -- Appendix H: Norfolk Regiment officers -- Appendix I: Royal Army Service Corps officers, 54th (East Anglian) Division -- Appendix J: Equipment on company establishment -- Appendix K: Field Marshal Lord Allenby's letter.