Kut 1916 : the forgotten British disaster in Iraq
Crowley, Patrick, Colonel2016
Books, Manuscripts
Initially a great success, the 1914 Allied Mesopotamia campaign turned sour as the army pressed towards Baghdad and 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, when 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 did not survive. Here, Patrick Crowley recounts this dramatic tale and its terrible aftermath.
Main title:
Kut 1916 : the forgotten British disaster in Iraq / Patrick Crowley.
Author:
Crowley, Patrick, Colonel, author
Edition:
Updated edition / foreword by Gary Sheffield.
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2016.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: Stroud: Spellmount, 2009.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780750966061 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.426
LC class:
D568.5
Language:
English
BRN:
1045299