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 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
Contributions in military studies, no. 201
History
xxii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780313315169, 0313315167
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Army on the Brink, 1908-1914PlansThe Early Offensives, November 1914-March 1915Under Attack, April 1915-January 1916High Tide, January 1916-December 1916Strategic Pause, January 1917-December 1917End of Empire, January 1918-November 1918ConclusionAppendixesBibliographyIndex