The Land Between Rivers

All 19th-century British visitors to Mesopotamia knew that it was the birthplace of civilisation. Could steam power revive ancient greatness while also keeping Russia at bay?

Jonathan Parry | Published in History Today Volume 73 Issue 2 February 2023

illustration from Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition carried on by Order of the British Government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837, by F.R. Chesney, 1868. — Illustration from Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition carried on by Order of the British Government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837, by F.R. Chesney, 1868 © Courtesy Boston Public Library.

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