History, examined beyond the frame.

The capture of Passchendaele village fulfilled a costly tactical objective. The wider offensive’s promised breakthrough remained out of reach.

The Ottoman delegates signed on October 30; the ceasefire began the next day. Its sweeping terms stopped the fighting while leaving the empire’s future unresolved.

A short wartime letter promised a Jewish national home in Palestine. Its wording, safeguards and later place in the British Mandate deserve a close reading.

The Australian charge at Beersheba secured vital water supplies, but a day of infantry and mounted fighting made the breakthrough possible.