{"product_id":"the-siege-9780670643868","title":"The Siege","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Siege\u003c\/strong\u003e by Russell Braddon. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780670643868.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the winter of 1915-16, Kut el Amarah, a primitive and filthy settlement on the banks of the Tigris, was the scene of the most humiliating - and possibly most futile - disaster to befall a British force until the rout of Singapore in 1942. It was here that General Townshend decided to hold out with his division of 10,000 combatant troops against a superior besieging force of Turks and Arab conscripts after his abortive attempt to capture Baghdad. The Siege of Kut lasted one hundred and forty-seven days - an epic of endurance, starvation and disease - until Townshend finally surrendered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brand: Viking Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45212654010421,"sku":"ByrdShop_0670643866","price":452.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780670643868_12398def-2ddb-4789-9fbe-2775295f86ff.jpg?v=1779904340","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-siege-9780670643868","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}