Battles on the Tigris / by Ron Wilcox
Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2006. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #368544
ISBN: 1844154300
Physical description: ix, 245 pages, [8] p. of plates: ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. Contents: Small beginnings -- Ambition is stirred -- Townshend's regatta -- The repulse at Ctesiphon -- The medical scandal -- The beginnings of the siege -- Attempts at relief -- The surrender of Kut -- A nightmare journey -- The capture of Baghdad -- Advances in the North -- Dunsterville -- The end of the campaign -- Consequences --Aftermath. Subjects: orld War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Middle East. World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Iraq. Military history.
Price: €18.00