Ordered to die a history of the Ottoman army in the First World War
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 w...
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London, UK
Greenwood Press
2001
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Ordered to die |b a history of the Ottoman army in the First World War |c Edward J. Erickson ; foreword by Hüseyin Kivrikoğlu |
| 260 | |a London, UK |b Greenwood Press |c 2001 | ||
| 300 | |a xix, 265p. |b ill. |c 24 cm. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Contributions in military studies | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. Army on the Brink, 1908-1914 -- 2. Plans -- 3. The Early Offensives. November 1914-March 1915 -- 4. Under Attack, April 1915-January 1916 -- 5. High Tide, January-December 1916 -- 6. Strategic Pause, January-December 1917 -- 7. End of Empire, January-November 1918 -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Commanders' Biographies -- Appendix B. The Ottoman General Staff, Summer 1914 -- Appendix C. Ottoman Army Organization, 1914 -- Appendix D. The Ottoman Aviation Inspectorate and Aviation Squadrons -- Appendix E. German Military Assistance. | |
| 520 | |a 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 assis. | ||
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