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Allah Made Mesopotamia and Added Flies
Episode 24 of 26
Classic series. With the Western Front dominating the minds of generals and statesmen, they sought a back door to victory - the Middle East.
This episode examines the war in the Middle East. With the Western Front dominating the minds of generals and statesmen, they sought a back door to victory. The Dardanelles expedition of 1915 had been one attempt to find such a solution. The campaigns in the Middle East - in Egypt, Palestine, and Mesopotamia - were another. By October 1918 the Allies had captured Aleppo and Baghdad at a cost of 164,000 casualties, but were still far from Turkey's heartland.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Michael Redgrave |
| Producer | Tony Essex |
| Producer | Gordon Watkins |
| Writer | Correlli Barnett |
| Writer | Edward Rollins |
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