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The Ghazi al Gosaibi Memorial Lecture: The Arabian Peninsula in World War I

Event Date: 03/12/2013

The Ghazi al Gosaibi Memorial Lecture was given on 3rd December 2013 at the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce, 43 Upper Grosvenor Street, London W1K 2NJ.

Dr. Eugene Rogan gave a talk on The Arabian Peninsula in World War I.

Aqaba, Jordan, 28/03/1918.

Finding shade in a glade at Aqaba are some of the 5,000 warriors that answered the call to join the Arab Revolt. In 1918, many took part in the campaign of harassment that disrupted the supply lines and wrecked the railway connections used by the Ottoman forces.

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