the gunners dream Posted 7 December , 2006 Share Posted 7 December , 2006 Today marks the day that Turkish forces reached the garrison at Kut. See this link: http://www.1914-1918.net/meso_bat8.htm The siege lasted for 147 days. Around 8,000 Allied soldiers survived to be made prisoners. James Morris, a British historian, described the loss of Kut as "the most abject capitulation in Britain’s military history." Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaco Posted 8 December , 2006 Share Posted 8 December , 2006 Today marks the day that Turkish forces reached the garrison at Kut. See this link: http://www.1914-1918.net/meso_bat8.htm The siege lasted for 147 days. Around 8,000 Allied soldiers survived to be made prisoners. James Morris, a British historian, described the loss of Kut as "the most abject capitulation in Britain’s military history." Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaco Posted 8 December , 2006 Share Posted 8 December , 2006 It is strange that the Mesopotamia campaign still fails to interest television producers. Are we that determined not to upset the Turks by telling how they treated the prisoners? 'Battles on the Tigris' by Ron Wilcox is essential reading eslin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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