what are the expectations and realities of battle on the middle eastern theater of war during world war 1?

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what are the expectations and realities of battle on the middle eastern theater of war during world war 1?

2007-09-30 05:52:40 · 3 answers · asked by luis g 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military

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This was a battle mainly between Britain and Turkey.
With Turkey aiming to get to Egypt to cut off the Suez Canal and Britain hoping to push north through Turkey and Persia to link up with the Russians.
The outcome was a victory for the British in so far as Turkey lost its empire

2007-09-30 06:28:12 · answer #1 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The expectation was to win... the realities are that war sucks.

2007-09-30 13:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ree Rashid khaladi: to get oil which was starting to replace carbon in boats.

2007-09-30 13:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by Bench Bum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋