The Bastard War: The Mesopotamian Campaign of 1914-1918Dial Press, 1967 - 449 Seiten |
Inhalt
Prologue | 3 |
Chapter 1 | 18 |
The Attack on Qurna December 1914 | 34 |
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able action advance already Amara appeared Arabs Army arrived artillery assault attack attempt Aylmer Baghdad bank Basra battalions battle boats bridge Brigade British carried casualties cavalry clear column command concerned Corps cover crossing decided defences difficult direction Division effect expected fact field fighting finally fire followed force forward four front further garrison German given Government ground guns hands hold hoped hundred Indian infantry land later Maude Mesopotamia miles months morning move needed never night Nixon objective officers once operation Persian position possible prepared Qurna reached reason reinforcements relief reported right bank river Russian seemed seen sent Sheikh ships side situation soon staff started success supplies taken thousand Tigris town Townshend transport trenches troops Turkish Turks turned whole wounded yards