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The fall of the Ottomans the Great War in the Middle East

Evaluates the impact of World War I on the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East as a whole, explaining the region's less-understood but essential contributions to the war and the establishment of present-day conflicts.

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Main Author: Rogan, Eugene L. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Middle East.
World War, 1914-1918 > Turkey.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula.
Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
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Table of Contents:
  • A revolution and three wars, 1908-1913
  • The peace before the Great War
  • A global call to arms
  • Opening salvos : Basra, Aden, Egypt, and the Eastern Mediterranean
  • Launching jihad : Ottoman campaigns in the Caucasus and the Sinai
  • The assault on the Dardanelles
  • The annihilation of the Armenians
  • The Ottoman triumph at Gallipoli
  • The invasion of Mesopotamia
  • The siege of Kut
  • The Arab revolt
  • Losing ground : the fall of Baghdad, the Sinai, and Jerusalem
  • From armistice to armistice
  • The fall of the Ottomans.

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