Kut 1916: The Forgotten British Disaster in Iraq

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Kut 1916: The Forgotten British Disaster in Iraq

Name: Kut 1916: The Forgotten British Disaster in Iraq
ISBN: 9780750966061

Crowley, Patrick

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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.

Categorie:

History - Middle Eastern History

Anno:

2016

Edizione:

Reprint

Casa editrice:

The History Press

Lingua:

english

Pagine:

320