War by Revolution. Germany and Great Britain in the Middle East in the Era of World War I
138 WARBYREVOLUTION InIsfahan,thekey baseofoperationsfortheAfghanexpeditions ofNiedermayerandHentig,Seilerhadwonover totheGerman ...
THEGERMANTHREATONTHEPERIPHERY 139 Nevertheless,Wassmusscontinuedhiscampaignto arousethe tribesagainstBritain.InresponsetheBritis ...
140 WARBYREVOLUTION GeneralStaffas well asofNadolnyandOttovonLossow(theReich's newmilitaryattacheinConstantinople),EnverPashaapp ...
THEGERMANTHREATONTHEPERIPHERY 141 tosecureitsloyalty,butplacedtoomuchhopeinthetribesofwest- ernandsouthernPersiaattackingtheAngl ...
142 WARBYREVOLUTION Kermanshah.Thetribesmenfoughtpoorly,oftendesertingthecause, andtheattackmisfired;Kanitzneverrealizedhishopeo ...
THEGERMANTHREATONTHEPERIPHERY 143 cordonthatstretchedalongthePersian-Afghanborder.Butwhen Seiler'sgrouppushedeastwardthroughthed ...
144 WARBYREVOLUTION Germany."TheGovernmentofIndiahadinformedtheamiroftheir impendingvisit.Delhialsoaskedhimtocontradicttherumors ...
THEGERMANTHREATONTHEPERIPHERY 145 hedidlittlemorethanallowNiedermayertohelpincreasetheeffi- ciencyoftheAfghanarmy'sarsenal,vario ...
146 WARBYREVOLUTION SinceAugust 1914 theGermanagent,OttoMannesmann,hadat- temptedtocontacttheShaykhal-SanussifromTripoli;byFebru ...
THEGERMANTHREATONTHEPERIPHERY 147 thatGermanywouldsupporttheexpansionofthechief'srule southwardintoFrench-ownedChadandWadai,andi ...
148 WARBYREVOLUTION As fortheGermans,Mannesmannanda fellow spy,BaronOttovon Gumppenberg,whohadpreviouslyworkedin Egypt, attempte ...
THEGERMANTHREATONTHEPERIPHERY 149 sailorandseveral Arabs.Mannesmanntermedtheaffairan"accident," butwhentheSayyidAhmad,whoapologi ...
150 WARBYREVOLUTION Despitethesituation,Britaincontinuedtoresistpressurefrom ItalytohelpforcetheshaykhtoconcludepeacewithItaly.T ...
THEGERMANTHREATONTHEPERIPHERY 151 whereheremaineduntilhisreturntoEurope,againbysubmarine, inFebruary1916. Probsteralsocarriedord ...
ASenseofCrisis on Both Sides, Fall 1915 Duringthefallof 1915 afeelingofurgencyregardingthewar inthe MiddleEastgrippedbothBritish ...
ASENSEOFCRISISONBOTHSIDES 153 ber1915.TheBritishgovernment,actingthroughMcMahon,theHigh Commissionerin Egypt,agreedin alettertoH ...
154 WARBYREVOLUTION enemy,therebyjeopardizingEgypt.Britishleadersalsoconvinced themselvesthatamassiveanti-TurkArabmovementexiste ...
ASENSEOFCRISISONBOTHSIDES 155 BritainshouldestablishinEgyptitsmajorlineofdefenseoradopta tacticsuggestedpreviouslybyKitchenerofl ...
156 WARBYREVOLUTION commissioner,Germanagentsin Syria,Mesopotamia,andLibyahad createdtheimpressionthattheGermanemperorhadconvert ...
ASENSEOFCRISISONBOTHSIDES 157 butfalse,claimofmajorGermanvictoriesinEurope.He alsoprom- isedAbyssiniathatitwouldreceivelandfromn ...
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