Mohammad Gholi Majd holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. He is the author of The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919, and The Great American Plunder of Persia's Antiquities, 1925-1941, both from the University Press of America.

• Chapter 1 1. Iraq on the Eve of World War IChapter 2 2. Declarations of War against TurkeyChapter 3 3. British Invasion of Iraq and Capture of Basra and Shatt al ArabChapter 4 4. Pause in British Advance and the Situation in Bagdad, January-April, 1915Chapter 5 5. Defeat of Turkish Counter Offensive: Battles of Suez and ShaibaChapter 6 6. British Capture of Amara, Nasiriya, and Kut al AmaraChapter 7 7. British Subjects in Iraq and Disturbances in Najaf and KerbalaChapter 8 8. Tension in Bagdad and Measures against Christians and JewsChapter 9 9. Battle of Ctesiphon: British Failure to Take Bagdad and Retreat to KutChapter 10 10. British Failure to Lift the Siege of Kut and its SurrenderChapter 11 11. British Occupation of South Persia, 1915Chapter 12 12. Impact of Russian Campaign in Persia on the War in IraqChapter 13 13. Subjugation of the Tribes and Preparations for Renewed British OffensiveChapter 14 14. British Offensive and Capture of BagdadChapter 15 15. Spring 1917 Offensive and Expansion of the British ForceChapter 16 16. Final Year of War and Completion of British Occupation of IraqChapter 17 17. Onset of British Rule in IraqChapter 18 18. Iraq's Commercial DeclineChapter 19 19. The Toll from Disease

Mohammad Gholi Majd has provided historians with valuable insight into Iraq during these pivotal yearsssss

Mohammad Gholi Majd holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. He is the author of The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919, and The Great American Plunder of Persia's Antiquities, 1925-1941, both from the University Press of America.

• Chapter 1 1. Iraq on the Eve of World War IChapter 2 2. Declarations of War against TurkeyChapter 3 3. British Invasion of Iraq and Capture of Basra and Shatt al ArabChapter 4 4. Pause in British Advance and the Situation in Bagdad, January-April, 1915Chapter 5 5. Defeat of Turkish Counter Offensive: Battles of Suez and ShaibaChapter 6 6. British Capture of Amara, Nasiriya, and Kut al AmaraChapter 7 7. British Subjects in Iraq and Disturbances in Najaf and KerbalaChapter 8 8. Tension in Bagdad and Measures against Christians and JewsChapter 9 9. Battle of Ctesiphon: British Failure to Take Bagdad and Retreat to KutChapter 10 10. British Failure to Lift the Siege of Kut and its SurrenderChapter 11 11. British Occupation of South Persia, 1915Chapter 12 12. Impact of Russian Campaign in Persia on the War in IraqChapter 13 13. Subjugation of the Tribes and Preparations for Renewed British OffensiveChapter 14 14. British Offensive and Capture of BagdadChapter 15 15. Spring 1917 Offensive and Expansion of the British ForceChapter 16 16. Final Year of War and Completion of British Occupation of IraqChapter 17 17. Onset of British Rule in IraqChapter 18 18. Iraq's Commercial DeclineChapter 19 19. The Toll from Disease

Mohammad Gholi Majd has provided historians with valuable insight into Iraq during these pivotal yearsssss

Mohammad Gholi Majd holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. He is the author of The Great Famine and Genocide in Persia, 1917-1919, and The Great American Plunder of Persia's Antiquities, 1925-1941, both from the University Press of America.

• Chapter 1 1. Iraq on the Eve of World War IChapter 2 2. Declarations of War against TurkeyChapter 3 3. British Invasion of Iraq and Capture of Basra and Shatt al ArabChapter 4 4. Pause in British Advance and the Situation in Bagdad, January-April, 1915Chapter 5 5. Defeat of Turkish Counter Offensive: Battles of Suez and ShaibaChapter 6 6. British Capture of Amara, Nasiriya, and Kut al AmaraChapter 7 7. British Subjects in Iraq and Disturbances in Najaf and KerbalaChapter 8 8. Tension in Bagdad and Measures against Christians and JewsChapter 9 9. Battle of Ctesiphon: British Failure to Take Bagdad and Retreat to KutChapter 10 10. British Failure to Lift the Siege of Kut and its SurrenderChapter 11 11. British Occupation of South Persia, 1915Chapter 12 12. Impact of Russian Campaign in Persia on the War in IraqChapter 13 13. Subjugation of the Tribes and Preparations for Renewed British OffensiveChapter 14 14. British Offensive and Capture of BagdadChapter 15 15. Spring 1917 Offensive and Expansion of the British ForceChapter 16 16. Final Year of War and Completion of British Occupation of IraqChapter 17 17. Onset of British Rule in IraqChapter 18 18. Iraq's Commercial DeclineChapter 19 19. The Toll from Disease

Mohammad Gholi Majd has provided historians with valuable insight into Iraq during these pivotal yearsssss