Description: A fascinating dive into the overlooked fight between the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force and the Ottoman Empire for control of the Suez Canal.
Brief description: Stuart Hadaway qualified as a museum curator in 2001 and worked in military museums at a local and national level until 2009 when he joined the Air Historical Branch (RAF) as Senior Researcher for the Official Historians of the Royal Air Force. He is currently the Research and Information Manager at the Branch, but his interest has always been in World War I and the Middle East. He has written seven books on military topics and runs the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in WWI Facebook group.
Review Quotes:
"Osprey has done its usual, a succinct readable account of a campaign in 96 pages, with outstanding illustrations. What is frankly amazing about Osprey is the detail it goes into..." --The Naval Review
"Hadaway packs in 96 pages whetting the appetite for these fascinating but almost forgottencampaigns some of the results of which are much in evidence today! Recommended." --Stand To! Journal