In October 1914, before Turkey joined forces with the Central Powers, the government of India launched an army to the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab to further Viceroy Curzon’s policy of control over the Persian Gulf region. Al-Baṣrah (Basra) was taken easily in December 1914, and by ...
These trials also concluded that the UST25 Lightweight Rifleand the developmental T65 7.6 2mm (.30 calibre) round submitted for testing were ‘not suitable for Army Field Forces use because of its excessive recoil, blast, flash and smoke’, and nonetheless concluded that ‘of the basic types ...
Several did, along with nearly a hundred US Army prisoners, during the following nine days in one of the most infamous death marches of the war. Daily food consisted of a half-cooked ball of maize at best, clothing was totally inadequate for the steadily worsening weather, and there was of...
In October 1914, before Turkey joined forces with the Central Powers, the government of India launched an army to the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab to further Viceroy Curzon’s policy of control over the Persian Gulf region. Al-Baṣrah (Basra) was taken easily in December 1914, and by ...