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ORDERED TO DIE
A HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN ARMY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR |
| By: |
Edward J. Erickson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£103.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0313315167 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780313315169 |
| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
5 September, 2000 |
| Series: |
Contributions in Military Studies No.201 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
This work provides an explanation as to why the Ottoman army suatained their combat effectivesness and fighting capability until November 1918, long after many other armies had quit the field. It focuses on both the strategic and operational levels. |
| Synopsis: |
The first general history in English of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Ordered to Die is based on newly available Turkish archival and official sources. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Ottoman Army performed astonishingly well in the field and managed to keep fighting until the end of the war, long after many other armies had quit the field. It fought a multi-front war against sophisticated and capable enemies, including Great Britain, France, and Russia. Erickson challenges conventional thinking about Ottoman war aims, Ottoman military effectiveness, and the influence of German assistance. Written at the strategic and operational levels, this study frames the Turkish military contributions in a unitary manner by establishing linkages between campaigns and theaters. It also contains the first detailed discussion of Ottoman operations in Galicia, Romania, and Macedonia. Erickson provides a wealth of information on Ottoman Army organization, deployments, strategy, and staff procedures. He examines with particular attention the army's role in the Armenian deportations and the intelligence available to the Turks in 1914 and 1915.Appendixes include biographies of important commanders, the efforts of the Ottoman Air Force, Ottoman casualties, as well as a wartime chronology. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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