ALT Muhammad Aslaner has written a graceful, sophisticated analysis based on Ottoman sources countering the “accepted” historical record based on British military memoirs and personal notes, which held that the Ottoman Army was not capable of dealing with or responding to unconventional “Bedouin” warfare. Aslaner argues, on the contrary, that the Arab Revolt did not make a dramatic impact on the general Ottoman military posture. The Ottoman general staff considered the Arab Revolt a sideshow, and were able to achieve their main strategic goals of retaining Medina and protecting the railway. Their defensive priorities were achieved by using irregular forces, such as the Circassian Volunteer Cavalry Unit, to quickly respond to the new guerilla strategy of the Sharifians. The article challenges the simplistic arguments in the mainstream literature on the Arab Revolt. It is another example of historical analysis based on Ottoman sources challenging accepted mainstream historiography.