Book IX Balancing for a Last Effort Chapters 98 - 106 Summary and Analysis

The big offensive is planned for the autumn with the Arabs trying to convince the Turks that the danger is beyond the Jordan. They are hoping to deceive the Turks into attacking when the Arabs will then cut off railway communication. Dawnay and Lawrence talk to Allenby and Bartholomew about the plays for the campaign. The next six weeks are spent preparing for the campaign since they don't begin the move to Deraa until late August. Allenby's attack is scheduled for September 19th when he plans to gather the bulk of his army at Ramlegh. They are feigning strength across the Jordan River, trying to tempt the Turks.

Dawnay and Lawrence return to Cairo since they are now facing the question of whether the plateau...