AUSTRALIAN MILITARY World War I –
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Study of the Mesopotamian Campaign of WWI. Includes details of the occupation of Basra, the advance to Amara, the battles of Kut-el-amara, and a review of the campaign.
First Edition
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- 215 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 22 cm. (no dustjacket)
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- PART I -DEFEAT
- I THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE 15
- II PRELUDE TO WAR 23
- Balance of Power ..24
- Drive to the East 25
- Outbreak of War in 1914 29
- Stalemate in the West 32
- The Turkish Army 34
- III THE OCCUPATION OF BASRA 37
- Orders to LE.F. “D” 39
- Turkish Forces in Iraq 40
- The Landing 41
- Advance to Basra 42
- The Decision to Advance 45
- The Turkish Counter-Offensive 49
- IV THE ADVANCE TO AMARA 52
- Reorganization of I,E.F. “D” 53
- Nixon and His Instructions 54
- Operations in Arabistan 56
- Townshend’s Regatta 58
- V CTESIPHON 68
- Battle of Kut-el-Amara 72
- The Decision to Strike for Baghdad 78
- Battle of Ctesiphon 81
- The Retreat to Kut 88
- VI THE SIEGE OF KUT-EL-AMARA 91
- Sheikh Saad 94
- Battle of the Wadi 108
- Battle of Hanna 112
- ReorganizationJ 1 114
- Battle of Dujaila 11 .
- Capitulation of Kut 121
- Comments 126
- VII BACKGROUND TO TRAGEDY 131
- PART II – VICTORY
- VII INTERREGNUM 147
- Policy after the Fall of Kut 147
- Administrative Reorganization 150
- Reorganization of the Command 154
- Tactical Developments 155
- Another Policy Change 156
- IX SECOND BATTLE OF KUT-EL-AMARA 158
- The Advance to the Hai 160
- Clearing the Right Bank 161
- British Plans 165
- The Assault on Sannaiyat 166
- The Crossing at Shumran 167
- Exploitation 168
- Comments 178
- X BAGHDAD. 180
- The Decision to Advance 182
- The Pause at Aziziya 184
- Resumption of the Advance 185
- Capture of Baghdad 188
- Comments 190
- XI THE LAST PHASE 192
- Junction with the Russians 193
- Operations on the Adhaim 196
- Turkish Reaction 197
- Dunsterforce 200
- The Last Phase 201
- XII REVIEW OF THE CAMPAIGN 203.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. 215.
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