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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [6r] (16/454)
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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CONTENTS^
Part I.
BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES.
1-15
16-34
Chapter I. page
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY.
Boundaries — River system — Rainfall and floods — Roads —
Climate — Products — Supplies — Upper Mesopotamia
Population—Characteristics of the Arabs—Religion—Turkish
administrative system—The oilfield in Persian Arabistan
Kuwait—A1 Hasa
Chapter II.
THE TURKS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
Historical summary up to 1875—Turkish administration under
Abdul Hamid (1876-1908)—Turkish revolution, 1908—The
Pan-Islamic and Pan-Turanian movements—Agressive Turkish
policy, 1908-1912—Turco-British Agreements, 1913-14—-German
influence—Railway construction—Relations of Turks with their
neighbours—Turkish army : reorganisation after 1882 ; admin
istrative system ; strength at outbreak of the war ; organisation
and distribution; defences in Mesopotamia—Turco-German
plans of operation
Chapter III.
BRITISH PRE-WAR POLICY.
Strategic effect of the Baghdad railway—The religious factor—
Turco-British relations until end of 19th century—Decline of
British and rise of German influence—Enver Bey ; his anti-
British and pro-German proclivities—The Baghdad railway,
1871-1914—British rights of navigation on Mesopotamian rivers
—Political relations of Britain with the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
from 1622
onwards—British relations with Persia
Chapter IV.
THE ARMY IN INDIA AND PRE-WAR MILITARY POLICY.
The Army of the East India Company—Reorganisation in 1858
and 1879—The Russian menace—Imperial Service troops—The
" Curzon policy ”—Reorganisation between 1900 and 1908-
Lord Kitchener’s scheme—Recommendations of the Army in
India Committee of 1912—The tradition of economy—Strength
of the army in India—Relations of India with Afghanistan
The tribes of the North-West Frontier—The internal situation
in India—Organisation of the army on the outbreak of the
Great War—Difficulties of expansion under Indian conditions—
Assistance of India to the Empire ..
(6788) Wt.6083/195/257 1,500 8/23 Harrow G.51.
35-48
49-74
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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
- Extent and format
- 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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