Scale of British Surrender Unprecedented. Soldiers Starving; Locals Hanged; ‘The Trees Dangling With Corpses’ Special to The Great War Project (27-30 April) On this day, April 27th a century ago the British garrison at Kut, on the Tigris River in Iraq, opens negotiations with the Ottoman forces to surrender. Three British officers, including Captain T.E.…
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ALLIES NEED U.S. MONEY, WEAPONS TO CONTINUE THE WAR
by Mike Shuster
German Limits on U-boat Ops Satisfies Americans. Under Siege in Iraq, British Desperate for American Support Special to The Great War Project (3-6 February) It is now completely obvious that, at this stage in the war a century ago, without American support in munitions and loans, Britain and France will lose the war. Writes historian…