KUT: The Death of an Army

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Recounts the tragic five-month siege of the British-Indian forces in Mesopotamia during World War I. Reveals the day-to-day preoccupations of not only the Anglo-Indian forces, but also the Turks as well as local civilians caught in the chaos. Throughout the campaign, the British were beaten back by the Turks, and the ever-prevailent human suffering of the men, so far away from home in this foreign ground, less than helped the cause: starvation, heavy shelling, inadequate medical supplies, and disease were all taking their toll. By the end of the campaign, approximately 30,000 British and Indian soldiers had lost their lives.