02263cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000530011324500800016626400510024630000470029733600260034433700260037033800360039650000310043250801900046352011450065353400450179865300450184370000300188885600430191843081UtSlPG20260610134004.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBrereton, F. S.q(Frederick Sadleir),d1872-195710aOn the Road to Bagdad: A Story of Townshend's Gallant Advance on the Tigris 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-07-02  aProduced by sp1nd, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"On the Road to Bagdad: A Story of Townshend's Gallant Advance on the Tigris" by Captain F. S. Brereton is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set against the backdrop of World War I, specifically focusing on the military campaign in Mesopotamia as British forces advance towards Bagdad. The main characters introduced include Major Joseph Douglas, a seasoned officer with a secretive job, and Geoffrey Keith, a young and enthusiastic subaltern eager for active service.  At the start of the story, readers are introduced to a frontier station where officers are preparing for a meal and discussing their duties. Major Douglas receives urgent orders that set him on a path to Mesopotamia, while we also meet Geoffrey Keith, who is excited by the prospect of joining the fight. As the narrative unfolds, we learn more about Douglas's protective role over Geoffrey, whose father was a fallen officer. The opening chapters highlight Douglas’s departure for a secret mission, establishing a tone of anticipation for the unfolding adventure in a war-torn region. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction1 aPaget, Walter,d1863-193540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43081