Ozymandias in Basra: Britain's Long-Forgotten Dead and the Futility of Imperial Certainty

Ozymandias in Basra: Britain's Long-Forgotten Dead and the Futility of Imperial Certainty

Photo: Iain OvertonIn a quiet, sun-scorched corner of Basra, Iraq’s southern port city, a hemmed-in parcel of land sits sullen. Here lies the fading imprint of an empire that no longer stands.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Slip through a gap in the rusting metal fence that borders this scrabble-dirt plot, and you’ll find yourself in the Basra War Cemetery …