water-abstinence

Updated: August 27, 2026

Water-abstinence training lasted three weeks, and the maximum of half a gallon a man for all purposes was not exceeded, simply because the men had been made accustomed to deny themselves drink except when absolutely necessary. But for a systematic training they would have suffered a great deal. To ease the supply problem a spur line was laid from Rafa to Shellal, on the wadi Ghuzze.

William Thomas Massey - How Jerusalem Was Won: Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine