Sir Arnold Wilson was appointed the Civil Administrator of Mesopotamia after serving as the #2 under Sir Percy Cox. This volume, number 1 of 2 in a series, covers in great detail, what Moberly set out to do in covering the military campaign. Wilson's differs slighty in the sense that he intersperses coverage of the civil administration (to great effect.)
I will provide more details here shortly (after my vacation), but suffice to say, the comments Wilson provides are eerily reminiscent of some of the strategic mistakes made in the current conflict in Iraq. Whereas the British were able to somewhat effectively produce a civil apparatus in the wake of the military advance, the US has been unable to achieve the same, prompting questions as to what capabilities/capacities the US government ought to bring to bear in situations like this. ( )