In the Clouds Above Baghdad

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Excerpt from In the Clouds Above Baghdad: Being the Records of an Air Commander As I write this it is almost two years to a day since the date-palms of Fao slipped under the horizon and the steamer steadied on her course down the Gulf. The white torment of the desert is replaced by the view of a London square in Spring, life is respectable and comfortable - and safe. The majority of us who have survived the war are no doubt doomed to die in our beds, when that moment arrives how we shall envy that gay company who went before, sword in hand and faces to the enemy, flower of a generation who with Time are gradually forgotten. Meanwhile we, their old companions, will not forget, we work, play, and make new friends, but we do not forget those gentlemen of England. It seems a long time since we fought for very existence, so long that to perpetuate my recollections of the campaign in Mesopotamia I have woven these few records together for my own interest, it is neither Military Work nor Literary Aspiration, but perhaps will bring back memories of stirring times to those who served with me. If any other reader peruse these pages, the honour I esteem, for the penmanship I apologise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.