The First Iraq War--1914-1918: Britain's Mesopotamian Campaign - Softcover

Barker, A. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1929631863 ISBN 13: 9781929631865

Publisher: Enigma Books, 2009

Synopsis

When Allah made Hell, runs the Arab proverb, he did not find it bad enough, so he made Mesopotamia—and added flies. What was a British Army doing in this Godforsaken place and how had it all come about?

A.J. Barker’s masterful retelling of the story of Britain’s first Iraq war in 1914 is a masterpiece of military history that provides many answers to the endless problems and realities encountered in Iraq since 2003. Prestige and power played a major role then as they still do today.

If the British were dislodged from the Shatt-al-Arab, the effects would undoubtedly have reverberated throughout the whole of the Eastern world.

About this title

About the Author:

A. J. Barker was a colonel in the British army and graduated from the Royal Military College at Shrivenham. He saw action in World War II in Somaliland, Abyssinia and Burma, the Middle East and Malaya. He retired in 1958 and was the author of several military history books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Enigma Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1929631863
• ISBN 13: 9781929631865
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500