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The shell of the 'Throne of Chosroes' on the site of ancient Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia. Turkish forces stopped an Indo-British army advancing towards Baghdad in November, 1915 with both sides suffering heavy losses. The British  retreated to Kut-el-Amara.
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Modern Fighting Amid Ruins of Ancient Empires
The massive brick shell of the 'Throne of Chosroes' on the site of ancient Ctesiphon, where in 1915 the British were engaged in a series of battles with the Turks.
(© British official photo, from Underwood & Underwood)more The shell of the 'Throne of Chosroes' on the site of ancient Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia. Turkish forces stopped an Indo-British army advancing towards Baghdad in November, 1915 with both sides suffering heavy losses. The British retreated to Kut-el-Amara. Modern Fighting Amid Ruins of Ancient Empires



The massive brick shell of the 'Throne of Chosroes' on the site of ancient Ctesiphon, where in 1915 the British were engaged in a series of battles with the Turks.



(© British official photo, from Underwood & Underwood)
Ctesiphon, Battle of Ctesiphon, 1915, November, 1915, 1915-11-22, 1915-11-23, 1915-11-24, War of the Nations, Portfolio, War of the Nations Portfolio, New York Times, NY Times
Boys dressed as a French and a British soldier and a French marine play a Dardanelles war game in a city park pond with a battleship, a submarine, and a capsizing schooner. A French postcard by F. Chamoucy.
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L'Attaque des Dardanelles.
The Attack on the Dardanellss
F. Chamoucy
Logo: L'H Paris
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Message dated August 8, 1915 from Grandmothermore Boys dressed as a French and a British soldier and a French marine play a Dardanelles war game in a city park pond with a battleship, a submarine, and a capsizing schooner. A French postcard by F. Chamoucy. L'Attaque des Dardanelles.



The Attack on the Dardanellss



F. Chamoucy

Logo: L'H Paris



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Message dated August 8, 1915 from Grandmother
children, child, Dardanelles, 1915, Gallipoli, Gallipoli Peninsula, 1915-11-29, toy boat