The British army in Mesopotamia, 1914-1918 / Paul Knight.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knight, Paul, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Iraq.

World War, 1914-1918.

Great Britain. Army--History--World War, 1914-1918.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When war broke out between the British and Turkish empires in 1914, the 6th (Poona) Division sailed from India to Basra to bolster Britain's allies, deny the port to enemy shipping, and secure Britain's Persian oil supplies. Further expansion followed: the capture of Al-Amara was the British Army's greatest victory of 1915. When an advance on Baghdad was repulsed, the Siege of Kut became the British Army's longest siege and greatest surrender. Attempts to relieve Kut led to unsuccessful battles that were bloody and muddy even by Western Front standards. Under new leadership, revitalized and re

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Turkish Question""; ""2. Securing the Oil, October 1914�April 1915""; ""3. Townshend's Regatta, April 1915�June 1915""; ""4. Nasariya, June�July 1915""; ""5. Kut, Ctesiphon and Back to Kut, April 1915�November 1915""; ""6. The Siege of Kut, December 1915�April 1916""; ""7. The Relief of Kut, December 1915�April 1916""; ""8. To Baghdad Again, April 1916�March 1917""; ""9. Beyond Baghdad, March 1917�October 1918""; ""10. The Fates of the Kuttites, April 1916�November 1918""

""11. Dunsterforce, Late 1917�October 1918""""12. The Mesopotamia Commission, December 1915�May 1917""; ""Aftermath""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""General Index""; ""Military Units Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7864-9304-6

OCLC:

854585489