Palgrave macmillan august 2011 (3 résultats)

Paper Back. Etat : Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Used - Very Good.

white hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xiv+202p. 2 b&w maps. 8 pages of b&w photo illustrations. notes. bibliography. index. biography. world history. world war i. history of turkey. military history ~ THE STORY OF THE STRATEGIC VISIONARY WHO BECAME THE UNDEFEATED GENERAL OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was an inspiring military general and a visionary leader. As the Ottoman Empire crumbled, he fought to protect his homeland, and out of the empire's ashes he created the modern nation of Turkey. Though Ataturk is often recognized as an extraordinary statesman and modernizer, too often his military accomplishments are overlooked. In this action~packed biography Colonel Austin Bay focuses on Ataturk's military career and brings one of the twentieth century's most influential military leaders out of the shadows. Bay begins with Ataturk's days as a young cadet devoted to the study of military history and strategy, then takes the reader to the battlefields of Libya, Gallipoli, and the Russo~Turk front in World War I. The journey reveals Ataturk as a truly gifted and audacious military leader with a penetrating intellect, keen battlefield instincts, and a genius for organizing and planning. In the twenty~first century, Ataturk's legacy of military brilliance, strategic vision, and political modernization continues to inspire.…