Tigris Gunboats-.... 1914-1917

Post by **JIM BAUMANN** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:45 am

Tigris Gunboats

the forgotten War in Iraq 1914-1917

By Wifred Nunn Chatham publishing 2007

FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1932

Isbn 978 1 86176 308 2

Covers the defence of British Oil Interests, a variety of of waterborne engagements on the upper and lower Tigris right up to and including the capture of Bagdad in 1917

Fascinating stuff--will be reading this solidly!

Most interesting looking vessels too!

got mine from Amazon

Cheers

JIM B

RickF · Post by **RickF** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:17 am

Jim,

Nice to see that this has been republished. I have a first edition (1932) which I bought in the Cambridge Oxfam shop 30 years ago for 40 pence! It's a bit the worst for wear now and was originally presented, according to the inscription, to a pupil at Eton.

It's an interesting book, written by the commanding officer of the Tigris Flotilla and contains some good photographs.

Rick