| Edition |
1st Pegasus books cloth ed. |
| Description |
x, 496 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Evaluates World War I in the Middle East and its links to present-day conflicts, assessing the destruction of the region's Ottoman political system, and the emergence of competing interests. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-478) and index. |
| Contents |
Overture. The route to war -- Mesopotamia. To the Garden of Eden -- Besieged at Kut -- To Baghdad and beyond -- On to Mosul -- The Caucasus, Armenia, Anatolia and Persia. Sarikamiş faciasi -- The Turks fight back -- Anatolia invaded -- Armenia, Azerbaijan and Persia -- The Dardanelles and Gallipoli. To Constantinople! -- Landings and stalemates -- A failure of leadership -- Egypt, Palestine and Syria. Suez and Sinai -- To the gates of Palestine -- Through Gaza to Judaea -- By way of Armageddon -- Aftermath and conclusions. Defeat and victory, dismemberment and renewal. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Middle East.
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Middle East -- History -- 20th century.
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Middle East. (OCoLC)fst01241586
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey and the Middle East
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Middle East.
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World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ford, Roger, 1947- Eden to Armageddon. 1st Pegasus Books cloth ed. New York : Pegasus Books, 2010 (OCoLC)761402067 |
| ISBN |
9781605980911 (hardcover) |
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1605980919 (hardcover) |
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9781605981963 (pbk.) |
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1605981966 (pbk.) |
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