Tigris Gunboats

Nunn, W: 2007 Chatham Publishing UK, hardcover with dustjacket 288 pages. Written History with photo's. Vice-Admiral Wilfrid Nunn describes the Royal Navy’s river gunboat operations on the Tigris in support of British and Indian forces in Mesopotamia during the First World War, culminating in the capture of Baghdad in 1917. The book combines operational detail, personal observation, and reflections on imperial strategy to illuminate this relatively forgotten campaign in what is now Iraq. ISBN 978181763082 In new condition