Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• A Former British Nepalese Gurkha Soldier Recalls His Experiences in World War II North Africa (1941-42)
  Excerpts from an interview by John Cross with former Gurkha soldier Kulman Pun - carried out in 1999 - recalling his wartime experiences in Iraq and North Africa during 1941-42. This and other interviews were published in John P. Cross and Buddhiman Gurung (eds.), 'Gurkhas at War: Eyewitness Accounts from World War II to Iraq' (London: Frontline Books, 2015.) Annotated by Patrick Bernard.
• Australians in Egypt in the First World War (1915-18)
  A selection of texts documenting the experiences of Australian soldiers posted in Egypt during the First World War, including letters written by nurse Sister Anne Donnell , C.E.W. Bean's booklet 'What to Know in Egypt: A Guide for Australasian Soldiers' (1915) and Captain R. Hugh Knyvett's memoir '"Over There” With the Australians' (1918). Annotated by Duncan Beard
• Francoism, Colonialism and the Spanish-Moroccan Brotherhood (1939&40)
  Two texts documenting the role played by Moroccan forces in supporting Franco during the Spanish Civil War, and reflecting on the history of Islam in Spain. Translated and annotated by Alfonso Bermúdez and Pablo Bornstein.
• Iranian Army Magazine, no. 11, eighth year, February 1328
• Jordanian Military Magazine. Issue 18 (June 1959)
  Issue 18 of a magazine published by the Jordanian Army,
• Jordanian Military Magazine. Issue 45 (December 1965)
  Issue 45 of a magazine published by the Jordanian Army, including articles on ancient fortifications, the Arab Revolt, poetry and air strategy.
• Magazine of the College of Internal Security, No. 2 (1979)
  Issue no.2 (1979) of 'Ḥumāt al-amn' ['Security Guards'], the magazine of the Saudi internal security forces, with articles by various authors covering a range of topics on religion, socio-political interests and arts.
• Map of the Israel Campaign in the Sinai Peninsula
  Map of the Israel Campaign in the Sinai region from 29 October to 5 November 1956, written in Hebrew and English.
• Military communiques nos. 141/74 - 160/74
  Five pages of military communiques issued by Forces of the People's Liberation Army.
• Military communiques nos. 87/75 and 88/75
  Military communiques on military operations between heroes of People's Liberation Army and People's Militia on one hand and Iranian invasion forces and Jordanian and Qaboos mercenaries on the other.
• Press statement by the PFLO Information Committee on the Iranian military campaign against the liberated area; Military communique of the military operations against the latest Anglo-Iranian offensive from 1.12.74 - 9.1.75
  Two documents: 1) Press statement by the PFLO Information Committee on the Iranian military campaign against the liberated area; 2) Military communique of the military operations against the latest Anglo-Iranian offensive from 1.12.74 - 9.1.75
• Security Guard, Year 1, No. 1 (7 June 1978/1 Rajab 1398)
  A magazine for, and about, Saudi Arabia's security forces
• Security Guard, Year 2, No. 3 (1979/1399)
  A magazine for, and about, the security forces of Saudi Arabia
• The 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the ANZAC Gallipoli Campaign (1965)
  Ken Inglis, 'Letters from a Pilgrimage: despatches from the Anzac tour of Greece and Turkey, April–May 1965' recounts details of the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the ANZAC Gallipoli Campaign in the Dardanelles, including interaction with Greek and Turkish locals. Annotated by Duncan Beard
• The Arab Army, The Lebanese Army
  Publication issued on the third anniversary of the launch of the Lebanese Army.
• The King of Hedjaz and Arab Independence
  14-page booklet about Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi, Sharif and Emir of Mecca, and King of Hejaz, including a facsimile of the original Arabic text of his proclamation in June 1916 against the Ottoman Turks.
• The People's Army: A Weekly Cultural Magazine, No. 1235 (12 April 1976)
  Issue 1235 of The People's Army: A Weekly Cultural Magazine, published by the Syrian Arab Army, for 12 April 1976.
• Turkey’s Participation in the Korean War: A Turkish Soldier’s Tale (1954)
  Excerpt from a memoir by Turan Ergüngör, one of almost 15,000 Turkish troops who fought with the US military in support of South Korea during the Korean War (1950-53). Translated and annotated by Nadav Solomonovich.
• World War II British Strategic Planners Contemplate the Future Middle East (1943)
  Text of questions and answers discussed by the wartime Official Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East in 1943. Annotated by Simon Davis