- Title: The Palestinian Catastrophe: The Memoirs of Abdullah al-Tall, Commander of the Battle of Jerusalem (كارثة فلسطين: مذكرات عبد الله التل قائد معركة القدس
- Author: Abdullah al-Tall عبد الله التل
- Category: History. Military History and Personal Memoirs (مذكرات شخصية وتاريخ عسكري).
- Year: 1959
- Edition: 1
- Part: 1 (الجزء الأول)
- Publisher: Dar al-Qalam, Cairo (دار القلام - القاهرة).
- format: Paperback/Softcover.
- Language: Arabic.
- Printed in: Egypt.
- Pages: 644
- Size: 24x17cm approx. 7"x9.5"
- Condition: Good. Crease to covers. Spine & Binding are Securely bound text block with moderate linear creasing along the spine consistent with age and thickness. Shelf wear, soft corner rounding, and minor fraying/chipping along the vulnerable paper margins (visible on the front right edge) to the edges & corners. Internally clean. Complete.
- Note: The text stands out as a highly revealing, controversial document. Al-Tall provides an insider's look into the political and military decisions made during the war, often openly criticizing the Arab leadership, coordination failures, and British influence over the Jordanian army command at the time.