Publication

1970 - Viking Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing938941
  • Goodreads2440576

Classifications

  • DDC940.4/26
  • LCCD568.5 .B7

Description

The Siege of Kut Al Amara (7 December 1915 – 29 April 1916), also known as the First Battle of Kut, was the besieging of an 8,000 strong British-Indian garrison in the town of Kut, 160 kilometres (100 mi) south of Baghdad, by the Ottoman Army. In 1915 its population was around 6,500. Following the surrender of the garrison on 29 April 1916, the survivors of the siege were marched to imprisonment at Aleppo, during which many died. Historian Christopher Catherwood has called the siege "the worst defeat of the Allies in World War I". Russell Braddon describes this siege and the aftermath in this must-read volume.

Subjects

Topics

HistorymilitaryWorld historyBritish empiremilitary blundersAl Kūt (Iraq) -- History -- Siege, 1915-1916

Places

Kut Al AmaraAl Kūt (Iraq)

People

Patrick HehirGerard LeachmanRussell BraddonCharles TownshendBaron von der GoltzChristopher Catherwood

Other Editions

  • The siege.Viking Press1970-01-01

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