The Great War | "Allah Made Mesopotamia – and Added Flies" (Episode 24)

Episode 24 - 1918: "Allah Made Mesopotamia – and Added Flies" (Arabian proverb)
War in the Middle East. British capture Basra and mount an unsuccessful campaign toward Baghdad. Ottomans fail to capture Suez but check the British advance Palestine campaign begins. Britain encourages Arab Revolt against the weakened Ottomans, then captures Baghdad, Jerusalem and in 1918, Damascus. The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the seeds of future conflicts. Interviewees include George Langley.