My Campaign in Mesopotamia
Author | : Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend |
Publisher | : London, Butterworth [1920] |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Al Kūt |
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Author | : Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend |
Publisher | : London, Butterworth [1920] |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Al Kūt |
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Author | : Anon (Black Tab) |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2014-06-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782891757 |
Includes 56 original illustrations and a map of the area. Our anonymous author was part of the 6th Poona Division, Indian Army, the first of the British Empire’s forces to be deployed to Mesopotamia during the First World War. Fighting and marching through sweltering temperatures forced much inactivity on the British and Indian troops as much as their Turkish and Arab opponents. The author in his irreverent style remarked: “From 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. it was hot. From 9 a.m. to 12 damned hot. From 12 to 5.30 much too damned hot.” The campaigning seasons in this part of the world were hot, difficult and fraught with ambush and disease. Black Tab’s struggles and travails as he marches with his comrades to the relief of Kut are punctuated with witty asides, and amusing vignettes, maintaining spirits in the face of adversity. An interesting memoir from an often forgotten campaign.
Author | : Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Al Kūt (Iraq) |
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Author | : Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (Major général Sir) |
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Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1920 |
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Author | : Eleanor Franklin Egan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Iraq |
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Author | : Frederick James Moberly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
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Author | : Anon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 2013-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781845749408 |
This 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.
Author | : Anon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 2013-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781845749392 |
This 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.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2015-07-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781331064565 |
Excerpt from On the Road to Kut: A Soldier's Story of the Mesopotamian Campaign On the Road to Kut: A Soldier's Story of the Mesopotamian Campaign was written by an unknown author in 1917. This is a 339 page book, containing 62666 words and 22 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 844 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Iraq |
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