This book will be indispensable for researchers of the British Mandate in Palestine. For starters, the amount of research put into this volume is truly outstanding. While most official sources have long been in the hands of historians, Hughes makes extensive use of previously untapped British regimental archives and the private correspondence and oral testimonies of rank and file officials, policemen and soldiers. Obviously, these often tell a different story from the official version predominant in government archives. The mass of evidence adds up to a rigorous exposure, and thought-provoking discussion, of the heavy-handed manner in which the revolt was put down.

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马修·休斯（Matthew Hughes），英国对巴勒斯坦的太平洋化：英国军队，殖民地国家和阿拉伯起义，1936-1939年

对于巴勒斯坦的英国授权研究人员而言，这本书将是必不可少的。对于初学者来说，此书的研究量确实是出色的。尽管大多数官方资料一直由历史学家掌握，但休斯大量使用了以前未开发的英国军团档案，以及官僚，警察和士兵的私人信件和口头证词。显然，这些通常会讲出与政府档案中的官方版本不同的故事。大量的证据构成了对镇压叛乱的严厉态度的严格曝光和发人深省的讨论。