{"product_id":"enemy-on-the-euphrates-the-battle-for-iraq-1914-1921-paperback","title":"Enemy on the Euphrates: The Battle for Iraq, 1914-1921 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Rutledge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaterial with acute relevance to the crisis now tearing Iraq to pieces--\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRutledge's account displays a novelist's taste for intrigue, espionage, gunboat diplomacy, personal hardship and murder.--\u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A] rare treasure that combines a fascinating account of important historical events with penetrating geopolitical analysis--Professor Michael Klare, Hampshire College, Amherst\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1920 an Arab revolt came perilously close to inflicting a shattering defeat upon the British Empire's forces occupying Iraq after the Great War. A huge peasant army besieged British garrisons and bombarded them with captured artillery. British columns and armoured trains were ambushed and destroyed, and gunboats were captured or sunk. Britain's quest for oil was one of the principal reasons for its continuing occupation of Iraq. However, with around 131,000 Arabs in arms at the height of the conflict, the British were very nearly driven out. Only a massive infusion of Indian troops prevented a humiliating rout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnemy on the Euphrates \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive account of the most serious armed uprising against British rule in the twentieth century. Bringing central players such as Winston Churchill, T. E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell vividly to life, Ian Rutledge's masterful account is a powerful reminder of how Britain's imperial objectives sowed the seeds of Iraq's tragic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Rutledge \u003c\/b\u003eis Research Director of the Sheffield Energy Resources Information Services. A graduate of the University of Cambridge where he received his PhD in Economic History, he has taught at the universities of London and Sheffield. His other publications include \u003ci\u003eAddicted to Oil: America's Relentless Drive for Energy Security\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Rutledge is an economist and historian. A graduate of the University of Cambridge where he received his PhD in Economic History, Rutledge is Research Director and co-founder of the Sheffield Energy Resources Information Services. He has taught at the Universities of London and Sheffield and for the Workers' Educational Association. His other publications include \u003ci\u003eAddicted to Oil: America's Relentless Drive for Energy Security\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758084194592,"sku":"9780863561702","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/807d94721a502d7a170ca5cf07f7f39f.webp?v=1780117663","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/enemy-on-the-euphrates-the-battle-for-iraq-1914-1921-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}