From Disaster to Triumph: The British campaign in Mesopotamia 1914-18

A Gallipoli Association zoom lecture by Professor Gary Sheffield.
British operations in Mesopotamia in 1914-16 were over-ambitious and under-resourced, with senior commanders paying scant attention to logistics. The result was appalling suffering for British and Indian soldiers at regimental level, and military failure. A change of regime at the top brought in new, effective 'war managers' who transformed the fortunes of British Empire forces in the theatre, and brought about victory in the field. In this talk, Professor Gary Sheffield discusses the factors that lead first to disaster and then to triumph.
Gary Sheffield is well known to Gallipoli Association members. He is a prolific author and has a long and distinguished academic career. He is Honorary President of the Western Front Association and currently Visiting Professor in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London.
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