The Ottoman army and the First World War

by Uyar, Mesut

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Title Statements

Full title :The Ottoman army and the First World War / Mesut Uyar.

Summary

"This is a comprehensive new operational military history of the Ottoman army during the First World War. Drawing from archives, official military histories, personal war narratives and sizable Turkish secondary literature, it tells the incredible story of the Ottoman army's struggle from the mountains of the Caucasus to the deserts of Arabia and the bloody shores of Gallipoli. The Ottoman army, by opening new fronts, diverted and kept sizeable units of British, Russian and French forces away from the main theatres and even sent reinforcements to Austro-Hungary and Bulgaria. Against all odds the Ottoman army ultimately achieved some striking successes, not only on the battlefield, but in their total mobilization of the empire's meagre human and economic resources. However, even by the terrible standards of the First World War, these achievements came at a terrible price in casualties and, ultimately, loss of territory. Thus, instead of improving the integrity and security of the empire, the war effectively dismantled it and created situations and problems hitherto undreamed of by a besieged Ottoman leadership. In a unique account, Uyar revises our understanding of the war in the Middle East"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2021

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xviii, 466 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781003033967, 1003033962, 9781000295184, 1000295087, 9781000295139, 1000295184, 9781000295085, 1000295133
oclc:on1182019795
LC Classification:D566
Dewey Decimal:940.4/1356

Prelude to War -- The Decision to Go to War -- Opening Moves -- The Year of Uncertainty: 1915 -- The Year of Glory and Disappointment: 1916 -- The Dreams and Realities: 1917 -- The Year of Disasters: 1918.

Subjects

Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 -- Campagnes… History HISTORY -- Military HISTORY ; General Military campaigns Military history Turkey Turkey / History, Military / 20th centu… Turkey., Ordu World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns World War, 1914-1918 -- Turkey