Eden to Armageddon: World War I in the Middle East Book

List of Maps vii

List of Illustrations ix

Overture

1 The Route to War 1

Part I Mesopotamia

2 To the Garden of Eden 21

3 Besieged at Kut 39

4 To Baghdad and Beyond 67

5 On to Mosul 93

Part II The Caucasus, Armenia, Anatolia and Persia

6 Sarikami_ Faciasi 121

7 The Turks Fight Back 139

8 Anatolia Invaded 155

9 Armenia, Azerbaijan and Persia 181

Part III The Dardanelles and Gallipoli

10 To Constantinople! 203

11 Landings and Stalemates 215

12 A Failure of Leadership 247

Part IV Egypt, Palestine And Syria

13 Suez and Sinai 299

14 To the Gates of Palestine 311

15 Through Gaza to Judaea 333

16 By Way of Armageddon 363

Part V Aftermath and Conclusions

17 Defeat and Victory, Dismemberment and Renewal 395

Notes 420

Select Bibliography 477

Index 479