On the Road to Bagdad: A Story of Townshend's Gallant Advance on the Tigris

Set during the forgotten campaign of World War I, this adventure follows Major Joseph Douglas and young subaltern Geoffrey Keith through the sun-scorched flats of Mesopotamia toward Bagdad. Douglas carries a secret mission and an unspoken burden: protecting the son of a fallen officer, the man who once saved his life. As British forces push up the Tigris under General Townshend's command, the two must navigate not only enemy fire and desert hardship but the weight of legacy and duty that binds them. Brereton, a veteran of the region, renders the frontier stations, river convoys, and desperate battles with the vivid detail of someone who knew these lands firsthand. The result is a rousing tale of military adventure that also quietly examines what it means to inherit a father's war. For readers who prefer their history told with cavalry charges and forward momentum rather than footnotes.