{"product_id":"keep-on-keeping-on-christopher-logan-9798273558502","title":"Keep on Keeping On: A British Soldier's Diary of the Mesopotamian Campaign 1914-1918","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeep on Keeping On: A Soldier's Diary of the Mesopotamian Campaign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn unfiltered first-hand account from the forgotten front of the Great War.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn August 4th, 1916-exactly two years after Britain entered the First World War-a telegraphist with the Royal Engineers was called up to serve under \u003ci\u003eLord Derby's Group System Scheme\u003c\/i\u003e. His mission would take him on a gruelling, months-long journey by sea and river to one of the least remembered theatres of the war: Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the crowded troopship \u003cb\u003eH.M.T. Huntsgreen\u003c\/b\u003e to the blistering deserts of the Tigris, this extraordinary diary records every step of one man's passage from \u003cb\u003eDevonport to Baghdad\u003c\/b\u003e, through storms, sickness, and sandstorms. Written with plainspoken honesty and striking detail, it captures the hardships and small joys of the \"ordinary Tommy\" - the camaraderie, the fear, and the relentless endurance captured in the motto: \u003ci\u003eKeep on keeping on.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously annotated and introduced by the editor, this diary restores a missing voice to the history of the Mesopotamian Campaign. It traces not just the movements of armies, but the moral courage of a man who lived through the chaos of war while staying true to his duty and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor historians, collectors, and readers of personal wartime memoirs, \u003ci\u003eKeep on Keeping On\u003c\/i\u003e offers an irreplaceable window into one of the British Empire's most challenging campaigns - and into the mind of a soldier who never stopped recording the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthentic first-hand diary from a Royal Engineer serving 1916-1917\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed route from \u003cb\u003eDevonport to Baghdad\u003c\/b\u003e, cross-verified with historical records\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes restored \u003cb\u003eitinerary table\u003c\/b\u003e of transport, locations, and dates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsight into daily army life: fatigue, faith, humour, and endurance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for World War I and British military historians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect For Readers Who Enjoy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e by Erich Maria Remarque\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodbye to All That\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert Graves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven Pillars of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e by T. E. Lawrence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great War Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e collections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthentic primary sources from World War I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Logan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798273558502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Christopher Logan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997239095551,"sku":"9798273558502","price":6.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/keep-on-keeping-on-christopher-logan-9798273558502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}