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The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 1923. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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RESULT OF OPERATIONS
153
mule* transport, its occupation may be said to have closed
the first phase of the operations.
This first phase had been attended with gratifying success.
The 6th Indian Division, owing much to the cordial co-operation
of the Royal Navy, had decisively defeated the local Turkish
force and had secured Basra and the Shatt al Arab. Our
naval position in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. was rendered secure, and the
Arabs on the littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. had been given an
example of British power. Much of the success had been
due to the rapidity with which the British operations had
followed the declaration of hostilities. The Turks had been
surprised, and, unable to reinforce their garrisons in Iraq
in time or in force, they had been crushed in detail.
Unless the Turks were prepared to acquiesce in the British
occupation of the head of the Gulf, they must transfer
relatively a larger proportion of troops from a more important
theatre of war to restore the position—a lengthy operation
requiring considerable effort. The only alternative was to
raise the local Arabs against the invaders. To the British,
at any rate, there seemed small likelihood of this. Uncertain
factor as the Arabs were, all indications seemed to point the
other way, namely, to the Arabs, supported by the British,
rising against the Turk.
Neutral Persian territory, the Shaikh of Mohammerah and
the Arabs appeared to safeguard the oil-tanks and pipe-line.
For the time being, therefore, there seemed little chance of
the British position being seriously disputed.
* General Barrett had already arranged to return to India all but three
hundred of the camels brought from there, as he found it difficult to obtain
grazing for them, and it appeared improbable that his force would have to
make any large movements by land.

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The volume is the first volume of an official government publication compiled at the request of the Government of India, and under the direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. The volume was printed and published at His Majesty's Stationery Office, London.

The contents provide a narrative of the operations of 1914-1918 in Mesopotamia, based mainly on official documents.

The volume is divided into two parts. The first part, entitled, 'Part I. Before the Outbreak of Hostilities', consists of the following five chapters:

  • General Description of the Country
  • The Turks in Mesopotamia
  • British Pre-War Policy
  • The Army in India and Pre-War Military Policy
  • Inception of the Operations

The second part, entitled, 'Part II. The Campaign in Lower Mesopotamia', consists of the following seven chapters:

  • The Landing in Mesopotamia of Force "D" and the Operations Leading to the Occupation of Basra
  • The Occupation of Basra and the Capture of Qurna
  • Commencement of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
  • Development and Defeat of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
  • Operations in Arabistan and the Capture of Amara
  • Operations on the Euphrates and the Occupation of Nasiriya
  • The battle of Kut and Occupation of Aziziya

The volume also includes nine maps, entitled:

  • The Middle East
  • Lower Mesopotamia
  • Map 1 - To illustrate operations described in Chapter VI
  • Map 2 - To illustrate fighting near Qurna
  • Map 3 - To illustrate fighting round Shaiba
  • Map 4 - To illustrate operations in Persian Arabistan
  • Map 5 - To illustrate operations in the Akaika Channel 27th June to 5th July 1915
  • Map 6 - To illustrate operations near Nasiriya 6th to 24th July 1915
  • Map 7 - To illustrate the Battle of Kut 28th September 1915
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1 volume (223 folios)
Arrangement

The volume contains a page of errata (folio 5), a list of contents (folios 6-8), a list of maps and illustrations (folio 9), appendices (folios 185v-192), an index (folios 192v-214v), and eight maps in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folios 217-224).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 225; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3r, 4r:216v, back-i
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