902: 6/12 The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan
Image: Said Halim Pasha, Grand Vizier June 1913 – February 1917. Said Halim Pasha was an Ottoman statesman of Tosk Albanian origin who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1917. He was one of the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide, and was later assassinated by Arshavir Shirakian as part of Operation Nemesis, a retribution campaign to kill perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide. The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Eugene+Rogan&text=Eugene+Rogan&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books) By 1914, the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, the award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often-ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks’ inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies's favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East. https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East-dp-046502307X/dp/046502307X/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1608931295