The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923 (Hardcover) by Sean McMeekin

from Teufle

Written in an easy to digest and fun matter, I found this history book one of those that is hard to put down and full of information that you would often never hear about (Fringe History). Great book for the topic of the Ottoman empire in its late stages.

from DavidWineberg

Europe just before World War I was still in the absurd Middle Ages mode of ultimatums, land grab and mass migration of refugees. Mostly kingdoms, countries were forever dragging out old claims or inventing new insults that would result in takeovers, either peaceably or through conquest. Hundreds ...

from nbmars

Czar Nicolas I of Russia is sometimes credited with coining the phrase "Sick Man of Europe" to describe the decrepit Ottoman Empire of the mid-nineteenth century. By the early 20th century, there could be little doubt that the disparaging sobriquet applied in spades. The Ottoman Empire was soundl...

from nbmars

Czar Nicolas I of Russia is sometimes credited with coining the phrase "Sick Man of Europe" to describe the decrepit Ottoman Empire of the mid-nineteenth century. By the early 20th century, there could be little doubt that the disparaging sobriquet applied in spades. The Ottoman Empire was soundl...