Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 199 Thompson, Edward John 1886 1946 The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad E-text prepared by Jeannie Howse, Geetu Melwani, David Clarke, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "The Leicestershires Beyond Baghdad" by Edward John Thompson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the experiences of the 2nd Leicestershire Regiment during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I, particularly the battles leading to Baghdad. Thompson offers insights into the daily life of soldiers, their camaraderie, and the harsh realities of warfare in a distant land, detailed through a mix of personal narrative and broader historical context. The opening of the work sets the stage for the Mesopotamian War, emphasizing its often-overlooked significance in contrast to the Western Front. Thompson introduces the reader to the Leicestershires and highlights the lack of recognition they received, even as they participated in crucial operations. He reflects on a specific campaign to retake Baghdad, detailing military strategies and the experiences of soldiers on the ground. The narrative powerfully portrays the blend of fear, bravery, and the humanity of soldiers amidst the grim realities of war, laying the groundwork for a detailed recount of the battles and the personal stories that accompany them in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Iraq D501 Text World War I Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 301711 2025-07-08T08:54:05.210104 text/html 289570 2006-09-26T17:57:45 text/html 3257996 2025-07-08T08:54:42.560398 application/epub+zip 3260564 2025-07-08T08:54:22.797004 application/epub+zip 182756 2025-07-08T08:54:07.365100 application/epub+zip 905783 2025-07-08T08:54:46.508414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881918 2025-07-08T08:54:27.275483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315991 2022-09-09T09:08:34.610454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236813 2025-07-08T08:54:04.434134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236382 2021-01-01T13:40:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236399 2021-01-01T13:40:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21379 2025-07-08T08:54:46.655385 application/rdf+xml 16423 2025-07-08T08:54:07.885079 image/jpeg 3990 2025-07-08T08:54:07.626084 image/jpeg 95283 2021-01-01T13:40:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 4189333 2021-01-01T13:40:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 95264 2021-01-01T13:40:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 4267385 2025-07-08T08:54:05.270140 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia