A New Book Marks the Centenary of Maysaloon Battle

Wathiqat  Wattan  Organization in cooperation with  “Dar New Dalmoun”  for  publication and distribution  recently issued   a new book under the title “The Centenary of  Maysaloon  battle in commemoration of  the Hero Martyr Yusef al-Azma”  marking the battle’s  centenary  . 

The 258-page  book, whose introduction was written by Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of  Wathiqat  Wattan  Organization , includes information and  documents before  Maysaloon battle and during it. 

The book also includes testimonies and  excerpts taken  from memories written in rare and valuable books by   prominent officers , ministers  and historians , who accompanied   the hero al-Azma.  

The last part of the book contains several documents about Maysaloun battle from the French National Archives describing it as a historical battle with a collection  of correspondence during that period. 

 Wathiqet Wattan Organization said in a speech  that it prepared this book to put it in the hands of the young generation who have experienced  this brutal war against  Syria in recent years and were a strong fortress in the face of the new colonizer as the martyr  al-Azma . 

On her part,  Head of “Dar New Dalmoun”  Afra Hadba  said in a statement to SANA, “A hundred years have passed since the battle of pride and dignity at the site of Maysaloun, which has been immortalized by history and recorded for its honorable facts”. 

She stressed Maysaloun battle paved the way for  struggle against the French colonizer to achieve  glorious evacuation and inspired many Syrian leaders and thinkers to  document  its details and its militant connotations. 

The Battle of Maysaloun, according to Hadba, is still the subject of study and research, which produced a rich collection of literature, including this book, which comes as part of a series of documents for the publications of  Wathiqet Wattan Organization  in cooperation with “Dar New Dalmoun” .  

Hadba underscored that the new book  will  add  remarkable value for the Arab library and  will be a rich reference for researchers and those who are  interested in the contemporary history of Syria and for all believers in the culture of resistance.. 

Rawaa Ghanam