A German journalist’s candid view from wartime Constantinople helps you see WWI from the Ottoman front lines. In this firsthand account, the author shares six months of on‑the‑ground observation in Turkey and almost two years of wartime reporting. The result is an unflinching look at politics, propaganda, and daily life during a pivotal era.
The book offers a ground‑level perspective on how German and Young Turkish leaders shaped events, from censorship and language policy to capitulations and national reform. It combines personal experience with sharp commentary on morale, diplomacy, and the human stakes of war.
Readers will gain an inside look at the dynamics between Germany, Turkey, and the wider war, along with vivid portraits of people navigating upheaval in Constantinople and beyond. The sketches are compact, provocative, and grounded in contemporary observations rather than theory.
Ideal for readers of history and World War I perspectives seeking a ground‑level view of how a major theatre of war unfolded.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is a collection of essays by the author, a German correspondent in Constantinople during the First World War. The essays expose a dark underbelly of the Ottoman Empire, revealing the deliberate and systematic persecution of the Armenian people by the Turkish government. The author's experiences and observations, coupled with conversations with Turkish officials and Armenian victims, expose not only the suffering inflicted on the Armenians but also the complicity of the German government in these atrocities. The book argues that these crimes were not solely the product of wartime chaos but were part of a larger scheme to eliminate the Armenian presence and consolidate Turkish control. Through extensive research and eyewitness accounts, the author provides a damning indictment of the Young Turk regime and its policies, highlighting the brutality and disregard for human life that characterized this period of Turkish history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330957462_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781330957462
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