This episode focusses on the concrete development of the Egyptian and Palestinian campaign which is probably best known thanks to the famous character of Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab revolt which is partially connected to the Egyptian and Palestinian campaign as well.

This episode shall focus on concrete aspects that affected everyday life on the Middle Eastern battlefield – climate, illnesses, wild animals but also on daily routines of soldiers, their ability to cope with the inhospitable terrain or how they spent their free time. All this from the perspective of the British imperial army and its expeditionary forces.

The topic of this episode is the first, major battle campaign in the Middle East. We are going to look upon the political motives that stood behind the British decision to launch the campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula and we are also going to look upon the whole development of this military campaign until its infamous failure and its consequences for the subsequent military development in the Middle East.

In today´s episode we are focusing on the Great Britain´s policy in the Middle East during the Great War. We are going to discuss the historical background of British presence in the Middle East and its policy and goals that were inherently connected with its desire to maintain a large colonial empire. This episode aims to provide a better understanding for the British involvement in the Middle Eastern battlefields of Egypt, Palestine, Syria or Mesopotamia which is subsequently needed to better understand its decision to divide the Middle East region into spheres of influence through the infamous Sykes-Picot treaty.

This episode focus on the domestical and international development of the Ottoman Empire´s policy before the First World War. This description is subsequently used to gain better understanding about the motives and decision to enter the Great War as an ally of Germany and Austria-Hungary which is subsequently connected to the ultimate downfall of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of modern-day Turkey.

In this episode, we shall continue with the discussion about the initial transformation of the Gulf tribal states.

This episode discusses the dynamic and often turbulent transformation of states in the Persian Gulf.

In this episode, we are going to to dwell deeper into the history of the so-called Greater Syria.