Description |
xxvi, 485 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-458) and index. |
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. |
Summary |
"...brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life..." -- From book jacket. |
Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Middle East.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Turkey.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula.
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Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
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ISBN |
9780465023073 |
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046502307X |
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