Verlag: Naval & Military Press 2021-02-02, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783318244 ISBN 13: 9781783318247
Anbieter: Blackwell's, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
hardback. Zustand: New. Language: ENG.
Verlag: NAVAL & MILITARY PR, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783317922 ISBN 13: 9781783317929
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. KlappentextA detailed description of the punitive expedition against Arab rebels from May to October 1920, involving 60,000 British and Indian troops.The trouble began in May 1920 when certain Arab tribes rebelled against the o.
Verlag: NAVAL & MILITARY PR, 2021
ISBN 10: 1783318244 ISBN 13: 9781783318247
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. KlappentextA detailed description of the punitive expedition against Arab rebels from May to October 1920, involving 60,000 British and Indian troops.The trouble began in May 1920 when certain Arab tribes rebelled against the o.
Verlag: William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1922
Anbieter: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, Neuseeland
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Spine faded and rubbed. Moderate rubbing and fading to boards. Narrow split to gutter between half-title leaf and frontispiece, and at rear hinge. Moderate foxing. Folding map in very good condition. Contemporary owner's signature on front endpaper "R? W M MacLeod". Contemporary newspaper clipping pinned to page 157, the clipping headed "Baqubah Re-Taken - Attack by Sikhs - Little Opposition Encountered - Insurgent Ammunition Expended." Some pencil marginalia and underlining on a few pages, including the addition of "40th Pack B[attery]" on page 168, and on page 169 "45th" is crossed out and "40th" is added. ; Uncommon. xi, [1], 352 pages + photogravure portrait frontispiece + 59 illustrations on 30 plate leaves + 10 small in-text maps + 1 large folding map at rear. Original red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 215 x 138mm. Military history, Iraq. Selected chapter titles: From Cologne to Basrah; First Impressions; After the Armistice; Baghdad to Teheran; The Disaster to the Manchester Column; The Retreat from Diwaniyah; The Operations North-East of Baghdad; The Relief of Kufah; Events in the River Area; The Operations in North Persia; The Disarming of the Tribes; A March across the Shatt-Al-Hai; Conclusion; Appendices. "From April or May 1919, propaganda directed from Syria was poisoning the minds of the inhabitants of Iraq, but more especially those of the Lower Euphrates tribes. As the end of the year approached the time seemed opportune for furthering the cause by come overt, and, if possible, dramatic stroke. Should success attend some action of this nature, the cause in Iraq proper would be materially helped, and in any case the intentions of the British Government as regards that country would be disclosed." - page 32. ; 8vo.