Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War
by Edward J. Erickson
Amber Books - The History of World War I
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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 show more conventional thinking about Ottoman war aims, Ottoman military effectiveness, and the influence of German assis show lessTags
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Excellent work on the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire in WWI. They were tough and much feared despite the limitations they faced, such as shortages of machine guns, airplanes, artillery, and other weapons. They were often thought to be the tools of the Germans, but Erickson makes a convincing case that they planned and led their own forces and followed their own national objectives. They fought on multiple fronts and against multiple enemies.
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Edward J. Erickson is Professor of Military History at the Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University, USA. He retired from the US Army as a lieutenant colonel and served in artillery and general staff assignments in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on the Ottoman Army show more during the First World War. Some of his publications include Ordered to Die, A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913; Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I, A Comparative Study; Gallipoli and the Middle East 1914-1918; Gallipoli, The Ottoman Campaign; and A Military History of the Ottomans, From Osman to Ataturk (coauthored with Mesut Uyar). show less
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- Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War
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- Ottoman Empire
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- World War I (1914 | 1918)
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- English
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