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The Secrets of a Kuttite An Authentic Story of Kut, Adventures in Captivity and Stamboul Intrigue

By Edward O. Mousley

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THE SECRETS OF A KUTTITE
THE SECRETS OF A KUTTITE
- AN AUTHENTIC STORY OF KUT, ADVENTURES IN CAPTIVITY AND STAMBOUL INTRIGUE
- CAPTAIN E. O. MOUSLEY, R.F.A.
- THE TREK
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS
- PART I
- TO THE FALL OF KUT, APRIL 29TH, 1916
THE SECRETS OF A KUTTITE
- CHAPTER I
- EN ROUTE FROM HYDERABAD TO MESOPOTAMIA—VOYAGE UP THE TIGRIS
- CHAPTER II
- WITH THE SIXTH DIVISION AFTER CTESIPHON—THE RETREAT AND ACTION AT UM-AL-TABUL
- CHAPTER III
- WE REACH KUT—BEGINNING OF THE SIEGE—THE CHRISTMAS ASSAULT
- CHAPTER IV
- RELIEF DELAYED—FLOODS—LIFE DURING THE SIEGE
- CHAPTER V
- GENERAL AYLMER'S ATTEMPT—MORE FLOODS—PRESSURE OF THE SIEGE—PREPARATIONS FOR RELIEF—FAILURE—LIFE IN A SIEGE MESS
- CHAPTER VI
- THE LAST DAYS OF KUT—SICKNESS—DEATH—SURRENDER
- PART II
- THE TREK. KASTAMUNI
- CHAPTER VII
- THE THIRD CAPTIVITY—BAGHDAD—THE DESERT MARCH OF THE SICK COLUMN—WE REACH RAS-EL-AIN
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- LIFE IN KASTAMUNI—THE FIRST SUMMER, 1916
- CHAPTER X
- WINTER—OUR "SELF-MADE" ORCHESTRA
- CHAPTER XI
- EXTRACTS AND PHOTOS FROM "SMOKE," THE KASTAMUNI "PUNCH"
  - I. The Ship.
  - II. The Escape.
  - III. The Flight.
  - IV. Lost.
- I. The Ship.
- II. The Escape.
- III. The Flight.
- IV. Lost.
- CHAPTER XII
- SPRING—PLOTS TO ESCAPE—BETRAYAL—ESCAPE OF OTHERS—I AM SENT TO STAMBOUL FOR HOSPITAL
- PART III
- STAMBOUL AND BRUSA
- CHAPTER XIII
- PSAMATIA (STAMBOUL)—STARVATION AND NEGLECT IN HOSPITAL AND GARRISON—PLOTS TO ESCAPE BY THE BOSPHORUS—I ORGANIZE ESCAPE FROM PSAMATIA THROUGH THE HEART OF STAMBOUL—STORM AND WRECK ON SEA OF MARMORA—RETURN
- CHAPTER XIV
- DISCOVERY OF THE LETTER—BRUSA—COURT-MARTIAL—LIFE IN A STAMBOUL PRISON—POLITICS AND INTRIGUE
- CHAPTER XV
- BRUSA AGAIN—CHANGE ON WESTERN FRONT—STAMBOUL BEFORE THE END—POLITICAL MANŒUVRING—THE PRINCE SUBAHEDDINE—THE UNION AND PROGRESS PARTY
- CHAPTER XVI
- I LEAVE STAMBOUL ON A MISSION EN ROUTE FOR THE FLEET—MEET THE PRINCE'S DELEGATE AT SMYRNA—FREE!—WITH THE ENTENTE FLEET AT MUDROS BEFORE ENTERING THE DARDANELLES
- CHAPTER XVII
- I LEAVE MUDROS WITH DESPATCHES FOR ROME, PARIS, AND LONDON—ENGLAND!
- EPILOGUE
- FOOTNOTES:
  - Transcriber's Notes
- Transcriber's Notes

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