Wwi Operations (2 results)

Folio (211 x 330 mm). 54 pp. Original blue printed wrappers. Sewn. Detailed official military reports from the war theatre in the Gulf region, issued by Generals W. S. Delamain, A. A. Barrett, and J. E. Nixon between February and August 1915 (covering operations as early as November 1914), in the early months of the British Empire's Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire, while T. E. Lawrence was still posted to the military intelligence staff at the Arab Bureau in Cairo. - A few edge and corner flaws to the first few pages.

Folio. 54 pp. Sewn. Military reports from the Mesopotamian theatre, issued by Generals W. S. Delamain, A. A. Barrett, and J. E. Nixon between 1914 and 1915, in the early months of the British Empire's Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire. Includes the despatches regarding the Battle of Shaiba (12-14 April 1915), in which the British infantry successfully defended Basra from the Ottoman forces. Significantly, this was the last time the Ottomans would threaten Basra, and after the battle it would be the British who generally held the initiative in Mesopotamia. It also changed attitudes among the Arabs, who subsequently began to distance themselves from the Ottomans. - Perfectly preserved. - OCLC 44868586.