So wrote General Charles Townshend of his Mesopotamia campaign in 1915-16, which ended in his surrender of Kut and subsequent captivity. We have chosen these words as the title of the upcoming Great War Spearhead II supplement. 'Heart-breaking Affair' covers the battles from Basra through to the attempted relief of Kut. A couple of photographs as tasters. First, the Rolls Royce armoured car in 6mm from Baccus:
Here it is in "action", as part of the Anglo-Indian Flying Column in the Battle of Ctesiphon:
Robert