The Ottoman military would be stretched in multiple directions, some of which were forced upon them, some they forced upon themselves.
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Sources:
A World Undone by G.J. Meyer 
Peace to end All Peace by David Fromkin 
Fall of the Ottomans by Eugene Rogan 
The Ottoman Endgame by Sean McMeekin 
First World War in the Middle East by Kristian Ulrichsen 
Cavalry, Firepower, and Swords: The Australian Light Horse and the Tactical Lessons of Cavalry Operations in Palestine, 1916-1918 by Jean Bou 
Chemical Warfare and the Palestine Campaign, 1916-1918 by Yigal Sheffy 
General Allenby and the Campaign of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, June 1917 - November 1919 by Matthew Dominic Hughes 
The World War I Campaigns of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and T.E. Lawrence: A Comparison of Two Types of Guerrilla Warfare by Harold Coker Stevens
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