Part 1 The theatre of war - Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Dardanelles, 1914-15: Mesopotamia, phase one; Enver's Caucasian folly; the threat to Egypt; Mesopotamia, phase two; the Arab factor; Mesopotamia, phase three; the Dardanelles - concept and comparison; the Dardanelles, phase one; the Dardanelles, phase two; Mesopotamia, phase four; the Middle East strategic situation at the end of 1915-16. Part 2 Crossing the rubicon - the creation of Nili, 1915-16: the Aaronsohn family; the plight of the Jews in Palestine; the die is cast; Nili - frustration and failure; Aaronsohn's commitment; waiting and hoping; the break out, phase one; the break out, phase two; Aaronsohn in Constantinople; Aaronsohn's vow; the Middle East strategic situation, late 1916; the meeting of minds; Cairo beckons. Part 3 Britain and Zionism - the politics of victory, 1917-1918; Aaronsohn's diary.
