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The first Iraq War, 1914-1918 : Britain's Mesopotamian campaign / A.J. Barker; introduction by Joseph Morrison Skelly.
- Title
- The first Iraq War, 1914-1918 : Britain's Mesopotamian campaign / A.J. Barker; introduction by Joseph Morrison Skelly.
- Author
- Barker, A. J.
- Publication
- New York : Enigma Books, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | D568.5 .B33 2009 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxiv, 418 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Subject
- World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Iraq
- Note
- "Originally published in 1967 under the titles: "The Bastard War" (US) and "The Neglected War" (UK)."--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [394]-400) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction / Joseph Morrison Skelly -- The capture of Basra -- The Turks try to recapture Basra -- Consolidation -- The first advance on Baghdad -- The Battle of Ctesiphon -- Besieged in Kut -- Persian interlude -- With the Relief Forces -- The Black Month: January 1916 --Downfall at Dujaila -- Impasse -- The fall of Kut -- Captivity -- New blood, new methods -- Maude's offensive -- The pursuit -- On to Baghdad -- Samarra -- Winter 1917: A new offensive and the death of General Maude -- Finale -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Notes on the organization and equipment used ; Organization of the British Army.
- ISBN
- 9781929631865 (pbk.)
- 1929631863 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 316434108
- SCSB-11859727
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library