Battle Plans from a Guidebook

The main source for this story was The Romance of the Last Crusade by Major Vivian Gilbert. Gilbert served in Palestine (modern day Israel) during World War I.

Gilbert and his book, The Romance of the Last Crusade

The Battle of Michmash is recounted in the Bible in 1 Samuel 13-14.

Modern day Mikhmas, or Michmash, in the West Bank.