ABSTRACT

Originally 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.

chapter XXV|16 pages

The Advance

chapter XXVI|12 pages

Mahomed Abdul Hassan

chapter XXVII|20 pages

The Hai Salient and the Dahra Bend

chapter XXVIII|8 pages

The Crossing

chapter XXIX|8 pages

The Forcing of Sannaiyat

chapter XXX|15 pages

The Pursuit

chapter XXXI|17 pages

To Baghdad

chapter XXXII|17 pages

The First Days in Baghdad

chapter XXXIII|16 pages

The Turk in Baghdad

chapter XXXIV|21 pages

After Baghdad—The Meeting with the Russians

chapter XXXV|14 pages

The Shatt-el-Adhaim

chapter XXXVI|14 pages

Samarrah

chapter XXXVII|15 pages

The Blossoming of the Desert

chapter XXXVIII|14 pages

The Bible and Babel

chapter XXXIX|13 pages

Najaf

chapter XL|15 pages

The New Offensive: Ramadi

chapter XLI|10 pages

Jebel Hamrin and Tekrit

chapter XLII|6 pages

The Death of General Maude

chapter XLIII|7 pages

Kara Tappah

chapter XLIV|19 pages

Hit—Khan Baghdadi—Kirkuk

chapter XLV|21 pages

Conclusion