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'IRAQ AND THE PERSIAN GULF' [194v] (393/862)
The record is made up of 1 volume (430 folios). It was created in 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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278 HISTORY
Additional river transport and gunboats had been asked for but had
not arrived, and there was still a great shortage of land transport.
The attack on the Sinn position was well planned and executed.
The defect in the Turkish dispositions was that their only bridge
across the Tigris was 5 miles in rear of the main position, so that the
troops on one bank could not easily reinforce those on the other,
while the general reserve at the bridge was too far back. A strong
demonstration against the Turkish right on 27 September having
caused the Turks to reinforce that wing south of the river, Towns-
hend transferred almost his whole force to the left bank during the
night, and by a wide turning-movement enveloped and crushed the
Turkish left before it could be reinforced. The Turks lost about
4,000 men, including 1,000 prisoners, but exhaustion and lack of
water prevented the British from pressing their advantage, and the
Turks abandoned Kut during the night. By the 29th the Turks were
in full retreat pursued by the naval flotilla, and on the 30th Shaitan
and Comet came within range of two Turkish steamers and forced
them to abandon their barges. Low water prevented further pursuit
by river, but the cavalry overtook the Turkish rearguard on 1 October
about 40 miles above Kut, though they were too weak to interfere.
Battle of Ctesiphon. The Turks halted and manned an entrenched
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The volume is titled Iraq and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (London: Naval Intelligence Division, 1944).
The report contains preliminary remarks by the Director of Naval Intelligence, 1942 (John Henry Godfrey) and the Director of Naval Intelligence, 1944 (E G N Rushbrook).
There then follows thirteen chapters:
- I. Introduction.
- II. Geology and description of the land.
- III. Coasts of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
- IV. Climate, vegetation and fauna.
- V. History.
- VI. People.
- VII. Distribution of the people.
- VIII. Administration and public life.
- IX. Public health and disease.
- X. Irrigation, agriculture, and minor industry.
- XI. Currency, finance, commerce and oil.
- XII. Ports and inland towns.
- XIII. Communications.
- Appendices: stratigraphy; meteorological tables; ten historical sites, chronological table; weights and measures; authorship, authorities and maps.
There follows a section listing 105 text figures and maps and a section listing over 200 illustrations.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (430 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is divided into a number of chapters, sub-sections whose arrangement is detailed in the contents section (folios 7-13) which includes a section on text-figures and maps, and list of illustrations. The volume consists of front matter pages (xviii), and then a further 682 pages in the original pagination system.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 430; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'IRAQ AND THE PERSIAN GULF'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:253r, 254r, 255r:429v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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