Betrayal of an Army: Mesopotamia 1914-1916

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List of Illustrations and Photographs; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Hardinge at Bay; Chapter 2 Mesopotamia and its Oil; Chapter 3 Invasion and the Capture of Basra; Chapter 4 The Capture of Kurnah; Chapter 5 Chitrál Charlie, his Regatta and the Capture of Amara; Chapter 6 The Capture of Kut; Chapter 7 What Next?; Chapter 8 Advance to Ctesiphon; Chapter 9 The Pyrrhic Victory at Ctesiphon; Chapter 10 The Retreat to Kut; Chapter 11 The Siege: Early Days, December 1915; Chapter 12 January 1916: The Battles of Sheikh Saad and the Wadi River. List of Illustrations and Photographs Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Hardinge at Bay Chapter 2 Mesopotamia and its Oil Chapter 3 Invasion and the Capture of Basra Chapter 4 The Capture of Kurnah Chapter 5 Chitrál Charlie, his Regatta and the Capture of Amara Chapter 6 The Capture of Kut Chapter 7 What Next? Chapter 8 Advance to Ctesiphon Chapter 9 The Pyrrhic Victory at Ctesiphon Chapter 10 The Retreat to Kut Chapter 11 The Siege: Early Days, December 1915 Chapter 12 January 1916: The Battles of Sheikh Saad and the Wadi River. Chapter 13 February-March 1916: The Battle of the Dujaila RedoubtChapter 14 April 1916: The Battle of Sannaiyat and Capitulation Chapter 15 Aftermath Chapter 16 The Inquiry Chapter 17 The Debate Chapter 18 Responsibility -- the Reckoning Appendix A Whatever happened to Old ...? Appendix B Witnesses Who Appeared Before the Mesopotamia Commission Appendix C An Analysis of Kipling's Mesopotamia Bibliography Index.