The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad by Edward John Thompson

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19379.html.images 295 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19379.epub3.images 3.1 MB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19379.epub.images 3.1 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19379.epub.noimages 178 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19379.kf8.images 885 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19379.kindle.images 861 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19379.txt.utf-8 231 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19379/pg19379-h.zip 4.1 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Thompson, Edward John, 1886-1946
Title The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad
Credits E-text prepared by Jeannie Howse, Geetu Melwani, David Clarke, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto)
Summary "The Leicestershires Beyond Baghdad" by Edward John Thompson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of the 2nd Leicestershire Regiment during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I, particularly the battles leading to Baghdad. Thompson offers insights into the daily life of soldiers, their camaraderie, and the harsh realities of warfare in a distant land, detailed through a mix of personal narrative and broader historical context. The opening of the work sets the stage for the Mesopotamian War, emphasizing its often-overlooked significance in contrast to the Western Front. Thompson introduces the reader to the Leicestershires and highlights the lack of recognition they received, even as they participated in crucial operations. He reflects on a specific campaign to retake Baghdad, detailing military strategies and the experiences of soldiers on the ground. The narrative powerfully portrays the blend of fear, bravery, and the humanity of soldiers amidst the grim realities of war, laying the groundwork for a detailed recount of the battles and the personal stories that accompany them in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)
Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Iraq
Category Text
EBook-No. 19379
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 1, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 97 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!