Description
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1919, this 2 volume work chronicles the British missions in Mesopotamia which the author states the purpose as being ''the safeguarding of India and the destruction of the Turk.'' Looking back, Candler dislikes the morbid tone of the early chapters, and looks to change them, yet fortunately for future readers looking for a first hand glimpse into this time period, he has ''left the mournful passages uncorrected.
Table of ContentsXXV: The Advance; XXVI: Mahomed Abdul Hassan; XXVII: The Hai Salient and the Dahra Bend; XXVIII: The Crossing; XXIX: The Forcing of Sannaiyat; XXX: The Pursuit; XXXI: To Baghdad; XXXII: The First Days in Baghdad; XXXIII: The Turk in Baghdad; XXXIV: After Baghdad—The Meeting with the Russians; XXXV: The Shatt-el-Adhaim; XXXVI: Samarrah; XXXVII: The Blossoming of the Desert; XXXVIII: The Bible and Babel; XXXIX: Najaf; XL: The New Offensive: Ramadi; XLI: Jebel Hamrin and Tekrit; XLII: The Death of General Maude; XLIII: Kara Tappah; XLIV: Hit—Khan Baghdadi—Kirkuk; XLV: Conclusion
