On the Road to Kut
Author: Black Tab
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 352
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Author: Black Tab
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frederick James Moberly
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 434
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Roger Evans
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 158
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ron Wilcox
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2006-09-15
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1526781662
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1914 the British expedition to Mesopotamia set out with the modest ambition of protecting the oil concession in Southern Persia but, after numerous misfortunes, ended up capturing Baghdad and Northern Towns in Iraq. Initially the mission was successful in seizing Basra but the British under Generals Nixon and Townshend, found themselves drawn North, becoming besieged by the Turks at Kut. After various failed relief attempts the British surrendered and the prisoners suffered appalling indignities and hardship, culminating in a death march to Turkey. In 1917 General Maude was appointed CinC but, as usual in Iraq, policy kept changing. Hopes that the Russians would come into the war were dashed by the Revolution. Operations were further frustrated by the hottest of summers. Fighting against the Turks continued right up to the Armistice. The conduct of the Campaign was subject to a Commission of Inquiry which was highly critical of numerous individuals and the administrative arrangements.
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Published: 1930
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anon
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Published: 2013-05
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9781845749392
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis concluding fourth volume in the Official History of the Mesopotamian campaign takes the story from May 1917 to the conclusion of hostilities and the armistice with Turkey, which came into force on 31 October 1918. It begins with a very useful chronological summary of the campaign in Mesopotamia, showing the respective periods and details of operations covered by each of the four volumes which constitute the history of the campaign. An extensive appendix gives details of the distribution of the troops of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force as on 27 May 1917 and, in the following appendix, compares the order of battle of the Turkish Sixth Army and its strength in rifles, sabres and machine guns on 17 August 1917. The narrative opens with the description of the River Euphrates operations and the British victory at Ramadi under General Maude, who tragically died of cholera on 18 November 1917. A very able commander, he was a great loss. Other operations described include NW Persia and the Dunsterville Force; in Kurdistan and on the shores of the Caspian Sea (occupation and defence of Baku); and the advance on Mosul. Only one British division, the 13th (Western), served in Mesopotamia compared with nine Indian divisions (including one cavalry). Total casualties amounted to 92,501, of whom 14,814 were killed in action or died of wounds while 12,807 died of disease. Appendices also give the distribution of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force on various dates and list the principal officers (brigadier-generals and above) in the Force on 1 December 1917 and 1 November 1918. There is a good index.
Author: Eleanor Franklin Egan
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frederick James Moberly
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 432
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anon
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Published: 2013-05
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9781845749408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis third volume in the official four-volume history of the Mesopotamia (Iraq) campaign takes the story form May 1916 up to 30 April 1917, covering the battle of Kut-Al-Amara, the pursuit of the Turks, the occupation of Baghdad and the subsequent opérations around Baghdad... Operations here are described in detail, since this phase in the Mesopotamian campaign is the only instance of continuous, close-trench fighting. Appendices provide detailed British and Indian army order of battle information.
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 402
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