Rogan, Eugene L. <br/><br/>
The fall of the Ottomans :  the Great War in the Middle East 
/ Eugene Rogan. 
 - New York  : Bassic Books  , 2015 
 - 485 p.  : illus.  ; 25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-458) and index. 
<br/><br/>A revolution and three wars, 1908-1913 -- The peace before the Great War -- A global call to arms -- Opening salvos : Basra, Aden, Egypt, and the Eastern Mediterranean -- Launching jihad : Ottoman campaigns in the Caucasus and the Sinai -- The assault on the Dardanelles -- The annihilation of the Armenians -- The Ottoman triumph at Gallipoli -- The invasion of Mesopotamia -- The siege of Kut -- The Arab revolt -- Losing ground : the fall of Baghdad, the Sinai, and Jerusalem -- From armistice to armistice -- The fall of the Ottomans. 
<br/><br/> Evaluates the impact of World War I on the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East as a whole, explaining the region's less-understood but essential contributions to the war and the establishment of present-day conflicts. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780465023073 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War, 1914-1918---Campaigns---Middle East<br/>World War, 1914-1918---Turkey<br/>World War, 1914-1918---Campaigns---Turkey---Gallipoli Peninsula<br/>Military campaigns
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Turkey---History---Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918<br/>Middle East
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D566  / .R56 2015b 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.356 ROG