CiNii Books - Ordered to die : a history of the Ottoman army in the first World War

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- Erickson, Edward J.

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Ordered to die : a history of the Ottoman army in the first World War

Edward J. Erickson ; foreword by General Hüseyin Kivrikoğlu

（Contributions in military studies, no. 201）

Greenwood Press, 2001

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-255) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 assistance. Written at the strategic and operational levels, this study frames the Turkish military contributions in a unitary manner by establishing linkages between campaigns and theaters. It also contains the first detailed discussion of Ottoman operations in Galicia, Romania, and Macedonia. Erickson provides a wealth of information on Ottoman Army organization, deployments, strategy, and staff procedures. He examines with particular attention the army's role in the Armenian deportations and the intelligence available to the Turks in 1914 and 1915. Appendixes include biographies of important commanders, the efforts of the Ottoman Air Force, Ottoman casualties, as well as a wartime chronology.

Table of Contents

Army on the Brink, 1908-1914 Plans The Early Offensives, November 1914-March 1915 Under Attack, April 1915-January 1916 High Tide, January 1916-December 1916 Strategic Pause, January 1917-December 1917 End of Empire, January 1918-November 1918 Conclusion Appendixes Bibliography Index

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