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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Table of contents; 1 The Road to Nowhere; 2 Ctesiphon; 3 The Affair at Umm at Tubal; 4 Kut al Amara; 5 The Hold Tightens; 6 The Assault; 7 Mud and Muddle; 8 Hanna; 9 Dujaila; 10 Sannaiyat; 11 Air Drop; 12 Julnar; 13 Negotiations for Surrender; 14 Interlude Near Maqasis; 15 The Road to Baghdad; Appendices; Food Rations issued to British and Indian Troops during the Siege; Composition on 14 November 1915 of Major General Townshend's Column advancing on Baghdad; Order of Battle of the Force, under Major-General Townshend, besieged at Kut; Reorganisation of Tigris Corps on 15 January 1916 |
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Order of Battle and Distribution of the British Forces in Mesopotamia on 27 February 1916Turkish Pamphlet found at Kut during the Siege; Menu of Dinner held during the Siege to celebrate the sixteenth Anniversary of the Relief of Ladysmith; Definition of terms 'whizz-bang' and 'Windy Lizzie'; Bibliography; Sources; Index |
| Summary |
Kut: The Death of an Army is the fascinating, yet largely forgotten, story of the British-Indian Army, which was besieged in Mesopotamia from 1915 to 1916. It is an expert account of the tragic five-month Turkish siege, in which their enemies essentially outlasted them. The author reveals the day-to-day preoccupations of not only the Anglo-Indian forces, but their enemies the Turks as well as local civilians caught in the chaos. Throughout the campaign, the British were beaten back by the Turks, and the ever-prevailent human suffering of the men, so far away from home in this foreign ground, less than helped the cause: starvation, heavy shelling, inadequate medical supplies and disease were all taking their toll. By the end of the campaign, approximately 30,000 British and Indian soldiers had lost their lives. This informative book will be of interest to anyone wanting a concise and accessible introduction to the conflict and will be essential reading for both students of the First World War, as well as those who have a penchant for military history in general |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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| SUBJECT |
Al Kūt (Iraq) -- History -- Siege, 1915-1916.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95003250
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| Subject |
Iraq -- Al Kūt
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781473892026 |
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1473892023 |
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1473892015 |
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9781473892019 |
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