This episode focus on the British campaign in Mesopotamia in which the British Empire suffered one of the worst military defeats when its 6th division surrendered at Kut Al-Amara in 1916. The episode provides political-military background that describes the motives and reasons for opening up the Mesopotamian front as well as the description of which administrative bodies stood behind the Mesopotamian campaign. It also dwells into the overall campaign progress that started with the British success and capture of Basra, continued with the British failure and defeat at Kut Al-Amara until it finally ended with the British victory and capture of Baghdad and Mosul in 1918.