Dimensions
180 x 260 x 30mm
The Allied campaign in Mesopotamia began in 1914 as a
relatively simple operation to secure the oilfields in
the Shatt-al-Arah delta and Basra area. Initially it was
a great success, but as the army pressed towards Baghdad
its poor logistic support, training, equipment and
command left it isolated and besieged by the Turks. By
1916 the force ......
