MIDDLE EAST DIARY **Col. R. Meinertzhagen**

1917 - 1956. True first edition hardcover with dust jacket as published by The Cresset Press, 1957.

The Englishman Richard Meinertzhagen (1878-1967) was a staff officer in East Africa, Palestine, and France during World War I. After the war, he played an important part in the affairs of the Middle East, especially in relation to the Palestine Mandate. Middle East Diary recounts Meinertzhagen's long association with Palestine and Israel from 1917 to the Suez crisis of 1956. Based on extracts from the private diary which he kept, and on a number of letters and documents published for the first time in this book, this is a firsthand account of events and personalities from one who had a strong sympathy towards the Zionist movement. Includes a Chronological Table of Events of Importance for Israel.

376 pages with index. Book is in a very good condition with foxing to the end pages and page block and wear/tear to the jacket, as pictured.