The Fall of the Ottomans

The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920

Author: Eugene Rogan

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The final destruction of the Ottoman Empire - one of the great epics of the First World War

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The final destruction of the Ottoman Empire - one of the great epics of the First World WarEugene Rogan's remarkable book recreates one of the most important but poorly understood fronts of the First World War. For four centuries the Ottoman Empire had been one of the most powerful states in Europe as well as ruler of the Middle East. By 1914 it had been drastically weakened and circled by numerous predators waiting to finish it off. Following the Ottoman decision to join the First World War on the side of the Central Powers, the British, French and Russians hatched a plan to finish the Ottomans off- an ambitious and unprecedented invasion of Gallipoli . . .

About the Author

Eugene Rogan is author of the bestselling The Fall of the Ottomans- The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920. He is professor of modern Middle Eastern history at the University of Oxford and Director of the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College, Oxford.