A Job Well Done

I heard today that the Palestine Police Old Comrade's Association has digitised 'A Job Well Done' by Edward Horne. This is  the authoritive history  on Palestine Policing from the end of WW1 until the end of the British Mandate in May 1948.  The paper edition is now out of print with second hand prices being advertised from £194.  The news has given me a great deal of pleasure since  I now don't have to keep on offering to  loan out my copy, which I bought over ten years ago for a much more modest sum.

 Unfortunately at present there seems to be  only one outlet at  https://go.epublish4me.com/a_job_well_done_-_edward_horne/10021694, which is a long typing job 

The history of the British Mandate for Palestine seems to be below the radar of most people I know. They are often surprised that Britain for well over 20 years administered Palestine, which included the present territories of Israel, the West Bank Gaza strip and, until 1926,  Transjordan. During this period they governed it very much like a colony. 

Instead of treating the history of the Palestine Police in a purely chronological order, Mr Horne divides his material into subject areas,  So, for instance, there are separate sections for 13 specialist units including the Band, Dogs and Traffic Police , while World War 2 And the Jewish Troubles 1943-1948, although overlapping, warrant separate chapters.

The title refers to King George VI congratulating the British Section of the Palestine Police on a Job well Done. The same compliment should be paid to Mr Horne for producing the book and to PPOCA for ensuring its survival.