A Kut Prisoner

The author, an Indian Army Reserve subaltern, recounts service in Mesopotamia culminating in combat at Ctesiphon, the siege and surrender at Kut, and subsequent internment at Kastamuni. He details life under captivity, the routines and privations of the garrison, plans and execution of an escape, a perilous overland journey toward the Black Sea, temporary recapture, and eventual liberation. Practical particulars about routes, local geography, and camp arrangements accompany personal observations on comradeship and the hardships endured by British and Indian officers and men in enemy hands.