ISBN: 9780750962582

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 t… Mehr…

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. Digital Content>E-books>World History>World Hist>World History, The History Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780750962582

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 th… Mehr…

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.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities > General & world history, The History Press<

ISBN: 9780750962582

Kut 1916: Courage and Failure in Iraq - Courage and Failure in Iraq: ab 18.99 € Medien > Bücher > E-books, [PU: Sutton Publishing]

2009, ISBN: 9780750962582

Courage and Failure in Iraq, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: The History Press], The History Press, 2009

ISBN: 9780750962582

Kut 1916: Courage and Failure in Iraq ab 16.99 EURO Courage and Failure in Iraq Medien > Bücher, [PU: Sutton Publishing]