Kut 1916: Courage and Failure in Iraq *Signed Copy*
Crowley, Patrick
Sold by Milbury Books, New Romney, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since January 17, 2018
Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketSold by Milbury Books, New Romney, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since January 17, 2018
Condition: Used - Near fine
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketThe book itself is Near Fine with pristine text & plates, no inscriptions, binding tight and red cloth boards displaying a trace of edge-wear to spine ends only. The unclipped dust wrapper remains Very Good - a tiny nick to crown of spine else in pleasing condition all round. Signed by the author with a dedication on the half-title page. Please see five pictures attached for a closer look.
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The siege of Kut is a story of blunders, sacrifice, imprisonment, and escape. The allied campaign in Mesopotamia began in 1914 as a relatively simple operation to secure the oilfields in the Shatt-al-Arab delta and Basra area. Initially it was a great success, but as the army pressed towards Baghdad its poor logistic support, training, equipment, and command left it isolated and besieged by the Turks. By 1916 the army had not been relieved, and on April 29, 1916, the British Army suffered one of the worst defeats in its military history. Major-General Sir Charles Townshend surrendered his allied force to the Turks in the Mesopotamian (now Iraq) town of Kut-al-Amara. More than 13,000 troops, British and Indian, went into captivity; many would not survive their incarceration. In Kut 1916, Colonel Crowley recounts this dramatic tale and its terrible aftermath.
Patrick Crowley is a serving infantry officer who has been deployed in Iraq. He is the author of A Guide to the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, Afghanistan: The Three Wars, and The Infantry Regiments of Surrey. Lieutenant General Sir Graeme Lamb is Commander Field Army serving in Iraq.
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