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Our Land of Palestine: A Novel Of WW1 Kindle Edition

by Malcolm Archibald (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 189 ratings
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It is the year 1915, and the British and Ottoman Empires clash in a deadly struggle in the Middle East.Tasked with keeping the Ottomans out of Suez Canal, Major Andrew Selkirk discovers that his real assignment is to retrieve a Bengali spy working for those who vow to see British rule out of India.After landing on the west coast of Palestine, Selkirk discovers the Ottomans have taken the spy captive. Even more troubling are the plans by Ottomans and Germans to draw Afghanistan and Persia into the war against Great Britain.Fighting a personal feud with a vengeful German, Selkirk leads his men across strife-torn Palestine: a land that everybody claims as their own.
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    March 22, 2016
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DBP7VVQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Creativia; 3rd edition (March 22, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 22, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 444 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 271 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 189 ratings

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Malcolm Archibald

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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland and educated at the University of Dundee, I write in a variety of genres, from academic history to folklore, historical fiction to fantasy. I won the Dundee International Book Prize with my novel 'Whales for the Wizard' in 2005 and was a winner in the People's Book Prize with 'The Darkest Walk' in 2011. In 2021 my 18th century military novel, 'Blood Oath' won the military fiction prize awarded by the Society for Army Historical Research.

Happily married for 41 years, I have three grown children and live just outside Dundee in eastern Scotland.

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oldnavy
5.0 out of 5 stars As usual!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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As usual Malcolm Archibald has hit the ball out of the park. An outstanding book with a character that I hope will return
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Juan E. Davila
4.0 out of 5 stars Storyline
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2018
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Berk Rourke
5.0 out of 5 stars Selkirk's Reivers
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2016
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In position as an officer of the British Army of "Borderers" or those from the colonies at Gallipoli is Major Andrew Selkirk. His unit is badly bloodied in a pitched battle fought across the no man's land of machine gun and rifle fire. But Selkirk is pulled out of the line. In the Boer wars he had been in charge of an irregular unit. He is now tasked to create another irregular cavalry unit ostensibly for the purpose of harassing the Turks in Sinai and keeping them away from the Suez Canal. But his role is really designed for him to capture and deliver a Bengali (Indian spy) who wants to rend the British rule of India asunder. The story proceeds through dangerous and death defying scenario after scenario, leading to a crashing surprise ending which I never saw coming.
This is a very well written book. The use of language, the plot, the characters, all are well developed and even highly complex. I highly recommend this book to any age of reader above tweens.It is reminiscent of but perhaps more exciting than Gunga Din or a number of other titles of books dealing with the British Soldier during WWI or in the colonial periods. A fast paced read that will keep your attention, even demand that you keep reading to the crashing end.
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Chef pasta
3.0 out of 5 stars Got a bit wordy
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2019
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Good for a history buff but got to be too much to read,
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Rebecca Travis
2.0 out of 5 stars I kept hoping
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
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I kept hoping and hanging on for more. Not my cup of tea, I thought it slightly boring and not well written.
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Grandma
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2016
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Exciting and inlighting in todays times.
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Sashadoo
5.0 out of 5 stars Another triumph for the House of Archibald. Don't miss this one!
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
Every so often, one comes across a book you can't put down and feel great sadness at coming to the end. Our Land of Palestine is just such a book. Beginning on the beaches of Gallipoli during World War One, the story sees Major Andrew Selkirk leading a band of 'irregulars' through an intensive bout of training for 'hit and run' missions behind enemy lines. Political chicanery however, sees his team of misfits and prior failures as soldiers being assigned to a secret mission in Palestine; their task, to recover a Zionist leader who could be of help to the British war effort and also to capture and bring home a renegade Indian nationalist. The author has captured the mood, the political climate and the horrors of the First Wrold War perfectly in this page turner, in which the action is almost unrelenting and the 'heros' are not the rich, the famous or the generals but the ordinary foot soldiers of the British Army. Selkirk is ably supported by his two sergeants, Armstrong, the hard-bitten British Army veteran and Black, the Australian bushman whose far-ranging talents make his an indispensible part of the team that Selkirk and his men soon christen 'Selkirk's Reivers.' They are helped in their mission by the mysterious and enigmatic Rachel, a Zionist with a fierce hatred of the Turks who they must fight and outwit in order der to achieve their goal. With a superb climax that takes us to the Biblical fortress of Masada, this is a true thrill a minute rendering of a great story that easily merits a five star rating. Another triumph for the House of Archibald!
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chica07
3.0 out of 5 stars Vivid descriptions with good historical political information
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2017
Overall, I enjoyed the story. Loved the historical political aspects along with some philosophical political and human insights. The author brought in to some extent several of the affected peoples in that area and campaign, adding different valid points of view. However, some areas in the story seemed rushed through, including the end. There was a German soldier they were to identify (& capture if possible?) However, once identified and available, there was no more mention of him. Oddly, then the focus changed to another German officer set on personal vengeance.... In the story, the author sets up the suggestion of a mystery possibly involving one of main characters own men, which added a wonderful undercurrent to the story . Although it comes up again later in the book, it is not revealed nor openly mentioned by anyone in the story, which was disappointing. The author described and built up some of the characters so that as a reader, I was invested in them. Wonderfully, he did not overdo any added romance. No drawn out or over detailed love scenes. This was a historical war story with some interesting characters. The editing was poor - left out words, wrong character names used, incorrect words, etc. sometimes making it irritating. Glad I read it!
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Thereasa
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting
Reviewed in Australia on December 22, 2021
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Although this book isn’t my usual genre, it gripped me from the first few pages. Full of nail bitting moments and even emotional.
Great book and highly recommend.
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Gerry Sammon
5.0 out of 5 stars A tale of derring do and political machinations
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2016
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It is 1915 and Major Andrew Selkirk’s company of Borderers are being slaughtered at Gallipoli. This opening scene sees the senselessness of the First World War in microcosm; brave soldiers following militarily ill-judged war plans that resulted in little except the deaths of thousands upon thousands of troops seen as little more than cannon fodder in order to achieve a few metres on bare earth.
This is a recurring theme in this story of military ineptitude and on-the-spot bravery as Major Selkirk is ordered away from the battlefield and on to a suicide mission with a small unit of ‘irregulars’ – misfits and petty criminals that have been foisted upon Selkirk and the loyal Sergeant Armstrong to carry out a long range desert mission into Sinai.
Selkirk becomes a kind of Lawrence of Arabia character, followed by a poorly equipped and trained unit of British Tommies.
Intense guerrilla-style training for their desert mission is suddenly placed on hold and instead the group, known forever more as Selkirk’s Reivers, are ordered on a mission inside the holy city of Jerusalem – an urban stronghold of the Ottoman Empire, for which they have not been trained.
Their mission is to extract a spy and a Bengali traitor involved in a conspiracy to organise an ISIL-style rebellion against the British Raj in India, thus destabilising the British war effort in Europe.
Selkirk is ordered to link up with Zionists in Jerusalem, who in return have been promised British help to build a Zionist state.
It is a high action narrative, with particularly intense battle scenes as Selkirk’s innate morality vies against the British Establishment’s inability to place any value on human life. Selkirk’s Reivers are expendable.
Apart from an unexpected and inexplicable twist at the very end, Our Land of Palestine is a well-researched and highly enjoyable read; indeed, it’s that rare beast, a real page turner.
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4.0 out of 5 stars good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2022
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an interesting time and location for a good rollicking ride. not the usual cast of characters and the better for that.
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Dr. Ezzat F Guirguis
2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the time
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2016
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Apart from the first chapter on the Gallipoli defeat and the deceptive cover and title the rest of the book is trite almost childish in its plot and escapades.
It does however contain a lot of not so subtle Zionist propaganda. Not really worth the time I spent reading it to the end.
I do not recommend this book.
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Rodney Simpson
1.0 out of 5 stars You've got to be kidding!!
Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2017
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This was a very good book with sufficient historical accuracy that was ruined by an utterly incomprehensible ending. Did that really happen? Was it another of his dreams. Either way it was shall we say somewhat unlikely. I will not go into spoilers but perhaps the author could explain to those of us who enjoyed the book what the hell happened at the end.
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