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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

WINNER OF THE BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016

‘Truly essential’ Simon Sebag Montefiore

The final destruction of the Ottoman Empire - one of the greatest epic stories of World War I, by the bestselling historian Eugene Rogan. For nearly four centuries the Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in Europe and a regulator of the Middle East. However, by 1914 it had dramatically weakened and was encircled by a multitude of predators waiting to neutralize it. With the Ottomans’ decision to participate in World War I on the side of the Central Powers, the British, French, and Russians devised an ambitious and unprecedented invasion plan in France... This remarkable book by Eugene Rogan recreates one of the most significant but least understood fronts of World War I. Despite their ability to counter with great skill and intensity against the Allies' attack and to humiliate the British both in France and Mesopotamia (Iraq), the Ottomans were ultimately defeated, paving the way for the shaping, for better or worse, of a new Middle East that endures to this day.

Pages: 528, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm