Dezerto: Malsamoj inter versioj

▲Many centuries later, both world wars saw fighting in the desert. In the [[First World War]], the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Turkey|Turks]] were engaged with the British regular army in a campaign that spanned the Arabian peninsula. The Turks were defeated by the British, who had the backing of irregular Arab forces that were seeking to [[Arab Revolt|revolt]] against the Turks in the [[Kingdom of Hejaz|Hejaz]], made famous in [[T.E. Lawrence]]'s book ''[[Seven Pillars of Wisdom]]''.<ref>{{cite book | title=Seven Pillars of Wisdom | publisher=Private edition | author=Lawrence, T.E. | year=1922 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=The Arab Revolt 1916–18: Lawrence Sets Arabia Ablaze | publisher=Osprey |isbn=978-1-84603-339-1| author=Murphy, David | year=2008}}</ref>

▲In the [[Second World War]], the [[Western Desert Campaign]] began in [[Italian Libya]]. Warfare in the desert offered great scope for tacticians to use the large open spaces without the distractions of casualties among civilian populations. [[Tank]]s and [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armoured vehicles]] were able to travel large distances unimpeded and [[land mine]]s were laid in large numbers. However, the size and harshness of the terrain meant that all supplies needed to be brought in from great distances. The victors in a battle would advance and their [[supply chain]] would necessarily become longer, while the defeated army could retreat, regroup and resupply. For these reasons, the [[front line]] moved back and forth through hundreds of kilometers as each side lost and regained momentum.<ref name=Woolley>{{cite journal |author=Woolley, Jo |year=2008 |title=Desert warfare |journal=History Today |volume=52 |issue=10 |url=http://www.historytoday.com/jo-woolley/desert-warfare }}</ref> Its most easterly point was at [[El Alamein]] in [[Egypt]], where the Allies decisively defeated the Axis forces in 1942.<ref>{{cite book | title=Alamein | publisher=John Murray | author=Latimer, Jon | year=2002 | isbn=978-0-7195-6203-7}}</ref>