Routes into the Hills--Bireh--Scheme of Operations--The Saris Pass--Contrast with Hill Fighting in India--Enab--Neby Samwil--The Key to Jerusalem--Consolidation and Reliefs. CHAPTER X JERUSALEM 79 The 20th Corps Movements--The New Line--Counter-attacks--Final Advance--Fighting round Jerusalem--The Enemy Outmanoeuvred--Surrender of the City--General Allenby's Entry and Proclamation. CHAPTER XI THE HOLY CITY 86 Sacred to the Jew, the Christian and the Moslem--The Kings--Nebuchadnezzar--Nehemiah--Alexander--Ptolemy I--Antiochus--The Maccabees--Pompey--Herod--Christ--Titus--Hadrian--Constantine--Chosroes-- Islam--The Crusaders--Saladin--Richard--The Kharezmians--Expulsion of the Crusaders--Tamerlane--The Ottomans--Napoleon--Mohammed Ali--Routes taken by the several Invaders. CHAPTER XII JUNCTION STATION AND LUDD 101 Chaos--Looting--Turkish Hospital--Prisoners of War--Vale of Sorek--Town Planning--Movements of Troops--Railway Development--Bridges--Armoured Train--Junction Station Superseded by Ludd--Development of Ludd--St. George. CHAPTER XIII THE JORDAN 109 Attempt to Retake Jerusalem--Winter in Palestine--Jericho--Advancing the Line--Crossing the Jordan--Raid on Amman--Raid on Shunat Nimrin. CHAPTER XIV THE WADI DEIR BALLUT 116 Crossing the Auja--Front Line Life in March--Musketry--Aircraft--Flowers--Wadi Deir Ballut--Capture of Deir Ballut Ridge. CHAPTER XV THE MOUNTAINS OF EPHRAIM 124 The New Line--Turkish Reinforcements--Method of Holding the Line--A Patrol Incident--Capture of Ikba. CHAPTER XVI RAFAT 130 Arara--Rafat--Three Bushes Hill--Collapse in France--Reorganization. CHAPTER XVII THE CROWNING VICTORY 135 Situation in September, 1918--The Terrain--Preparations--Mugheir--The Sweep from Rafat to the Sea--Cavalry--Deraa--The Turkish Rout--Eastern Palestine--Sea of Galilee--Damascus--Summary of Results. CHAPTER XVIII CONCLUSION 143 Pursuit--Beyrout--Aleppo--Armistices--Close of the War--Cross and Crescent--Resume. SKETCH MAPS PAGE I RAILWAYS IN 1914 1 II GAZA AND BEERSHEBA 51 III COUNTRY ROUND JERUSALEM 79 IV RAILWAYS IN 1918 101 V COUNTRY ROUND RAFAT 117 NOTE My aim in compiling this little book has been to provide a short account of the Palestine campaign, illustrated from the experiences of one who was present.