The First Iraq War--1914-1918
The First Iraq War--1914-1918

Author: A. J. Barker

Publisher: Enigma Books

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1929631863

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Had this book been in print in 2003, things would have been different.

Kut 1916: Courage and Failure in Iraq
Kut 1916: Courage and Failure in Iraq

Author: Patrick Crowley

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2009-11-17

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 0750962585

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The siege of Kut is a story of blunders, sacrifice, imprisonment and escape. The allied campaign in Mesopotamia began in 1914 as a relatively simple operation to secure the oilfields in the Shatt-al-Arab delta and Basra area. Initially it was a great success, but as the army pressed towards Baghdad its poor logistic support, training, equipment and command left it isolated and besieged by the Turks.By 1916 the army had not been relieved, and on 29 April 1916, the British Army suffered one of the worst defeats in its military history. Major-General Sir Charles Townshend surrendered his allied force to the Turks in the Mesopotamian (now Iraq) town of Kut-al-Amara. Over 13,000 troops, British and Indian, went into captivity; many would not survive their incarceration. In Kut 1916, Colonel Crowley recounts this dramatic tale and its terrible aftermath.

The Indian Army in World War I, 1914-1918
The Indian Army in World War I, 1914-1918

Author: Ian Cardozo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-19

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1000458679

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This volume recounts India’s contribution to World War I. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

The Bravest of the Brave
The Bravest of the Brave

Author: Maj Gen Ian Cardozo

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-09-12

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 9386141760

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Indian soldiers had rallied bravely before to many a skirmish outside their frontiers, but never with as much conviction and in stellar numbers than in the greatest of them all-the First World War. Some of the compulsion to fight, fiercely and loyally, and most-times with tragic consequences to themselves, was to earn the respect of-and consequent independence from-the Raj. Which it did... in time. But the first and foremost result was the laurel bestowed by the VC, on the soldier without a recognized name or nationality, for fearless bravery in another's battle. In this larger story, Cardozo recounts the events that saw the first and only 11 Indian bearers of the Victoria Cross, at the same time giving a nod to the 'enemy' soldier wherever it was due. For every soldier-yours, mine, theirs-is also an officer and a gentleman.

Regiments
Regiments

Author: Roger Perkins

Publisher: Newton Abbot, Devon : R. Perkins

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 824

ISBN-13:

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Intended as a work of reference, this critical bibliography is a description of the historical records published by, or in the name of, all the military, para-military and police forces which served the British Empire and Commonwealth. It is based upon information received from 200 contributors and from contacts with 78 military libraries worldwide. It gives a listing of all such books, for all of the dominions, colonies, protectorates and mandated territories, from the time of Robert Clive's India through to 1993.