With our army in Palestine

"With Our Army in Palestine" by Antony Bluett is a factual story from the early 1900s, which tells of the soldiers' lives in Egypt and Palestine during World War I, mainly concentrating on what the Egyptian Expeditionary Force had to overcome. The book shares the characteristics of the soldiers and the rough conditions they lived in, adding stories that show the friendship among the troops. The story starts by describing the hard voyage to Mersa Matruh in 1915. Bluett makes it clear that the soldiers were faced with situations such as being crammed together, seasickness, and the initial fights with the Senussi tribe. The book shines a light on what it was like to be at battle beyond what was romanticized back home, focusing on the spirit of the troops inside of the difficult environment.