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Sailor in the Desert: The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1915

David Gunn

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Description:Sailor in the Desert is the personal account of a Royal Navy sailor's experiences during the Mesopotamian campaign of 1915. As an able seaman on an armed sloop supporting the British expedition up the River Tigris, Phillip Gunn's recollections give a rare perspective of this ill-fated campaign. At the outbreak of war, Able Seaman Gunn was serving aboard HMS Clio, a sloop fitted with sails and guns, stationed in China. Gunn and Clio were despatched to defend the Suez Canal against an attempted Turkish invasion before joining the expedition to invade Turkish-held Mesopotamia (Iraq). When the River Tigris became too shallow for Clio, Gunn took over a Calcutta River Police launch. He towed improvised gunboats to bombard the enemy in close support of the advancing land forces, whose assaults on enemy positions he witnessed. Though he repeatedly came under fire, it was malaria which finally struck him down during the pivotal Battle of Ctesiphon. He was fortunate to survive the journey back down river. Sailor in the Desert is an authentic account drawn from Gunn's unpublished memoirs and conversations with the author, his son David. It is illustrated with archive photographs and color paintings by Phillip Gunn himself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sailor in the Desert: The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1915. To get started finding Sailor in the Desert: The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1915, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Sailor in the Desert is the personal account of a Royal Navy sailor's experiences during the Mesopotamian campaign of 1915. As an able seaman on an armed sloop supporting the British expedition up the River Tigris, Phillip Gunn's recollections give a rare perspective of this ill-fated campaign. At the outbreak of war, Able Seaman Gunn was serving aboard HMS Clio, a sloop fitted with sails and guns, stationed in China. Gunn and Clio were despatched to defend the Suez Canal against an attempted Turkish invasion before joining the expedition to invade Turkish-held Mesopotamia (Iraq). When the River Tigris became too shallow for Clio, Gunn took over a Calcutta River Police launch. He towed improvised gunboats to bombard the enemy in close support of the advancing land forces, whose assaults on enemy positions he witnessed. Though he repeatedly came under fire, it was malaria which finally struck him down during the pivotal Battle of Ctesiphon. He was fortunate to survive the journey back down river. Sailor in the Desert is an authentic account drawn from Gunn's unpublished memoirs and conversations with the author, his son David. It is illustrated with archive photographs and color paintings by Phillip Gunn himself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sailor in the Desert: The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1915. To get started finding Sailor in the Desert: The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1915, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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