The Insurrection in Mesopotamia, 1920

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine faded and rubbed. Moderate rubbing and fading to boards. Narrow split to gutter between half-title leaf and frontispiece, and at rear hinge. Moderate foxing. Folding map in very good condition. Contemporary owner's signature on front endpaper "R? W M MacLeod". Contemporary newspaper clipping pinned to page 157, the clipping headed "Baqubah Re-Taken - Attack by Sikhs - Little Opposition Encountered - Insurgent Ammunition Expended." Some pencil marginalia and underlining on a few pages, including the addition of "40th Pack B[attery]" on page 168, and on page 169 "45th" is crossed out and "40th" is added. ; Uncommon. xi, [1], 352 pages + photogravure portrait frontispiece + 59 illustrations on 30 plate leaves + 10 small in-text maps + 1 large folding map at rear. Original red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 215 x 138mm. Military history, Iraq. Selected chapter titles: From Cologne to Basrah; First Impressions; After the Armistice; Baghdad to Teheran; The Disaster to the Manchester Column; The Retreat from Diwaniyah; The Operations North-East of Baghdad; The Relief of Kufah; Events in the River Area; The Operations in North Persia; The Disarming of the Tribes; A March across the Shatt-Al-Hai; Conclusion; Appendices. "From April or May 1919, propaganda directed from Syria was poisoning the minds of the inhabitants of Iraq, but more especially those of the Lower Euphrates tribes. As the end of the year approached the time seemed opportune for furthering the cause by come overt, and, if possible, dramatic stroke. Should success attend some action of this nature, the cause in Iraq proper would be materially helped, and in any case the intentions of the British Government as regards that country would be disclosed." - page 32. ; 8vo .