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Episode 24: Allah Made Mesopotamia and Added Flies

Allah Made Mesopotamia and Added Flies

BBC Two - The Great War, Allah Made Mesopotamia and Added Flies

This episode examines the war in the Middle East.

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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Classic BBC documentary series about the world-shattering events of 1914-1918

Classic BBC documentary series, first broadcast in 1964, narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave and with the voices of Sir Ralph Richardson and Marius Goring

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