Long Road to Baghdad
- 502 pages
- 18 hours of reading
An epic novel of an incendiary love that threatened to set the desert alight as war raged between the British and Ottoman Empires.
Long Road to Baghdad Series
This series plunges readers into the tumultuous early 20th century, a time of clashing empires and shifting global power. At its heart are intense human relationships, particularly a passionate love affair that ignites against the backdrop of war and political upheaval. It's an epic journey where personal destinies intertwine with grand historical events, exploring how individual lives are shaped by the fires of conflict and the long road to profound change.
Recommended Reading Order
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December 1915. Following heavy casualties, General Townsend withdraws his exhausted troops to the town of Kut Al Amara, Iraq. His orders - to engage as many Turkish troops as possible in a siege situation. A relief force is hastily assembled, among them Charles Reid, Tom Mason, and Michael Downe, for each of whom the advance is personal.
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Scorpion Sunset
- 392 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The third novel in the Long Road to Baghdad series, Scorpion Sunset is an epic, moving account of World War One in Mesopotamia, by one of Wales' most acclaimed historical novelists.