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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460374303321

Autore

Trumpener Ulrich

Titolo

Germany and the Ottoman Empire, 1914-1918 / / by Ulrich Trumpener

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 1968

©1968

ISBN

1-4008-7759-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (451 p.)

Collana

Princeton Legacy Library

Disciplina

327.430561

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Diplomatic history

Electronic books.

Germany Foreign relations Turkey

Turkey Foreign relations Germany

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Note on Spelling and Place Names -- I. The Eve of World War I -- II. From Alliance Treaty to Intervention -- III. The German Generals in the Ottoman War Effort, 1914-18 -- IV. Political Evolution of the Alliance, 1914 to Early 1917 -- V. Peace Feelers and the Problem of the Straits, 1914-17 -- VI. Dissension over Transcaucasia, 1918 -- VII. The Armenian Persecutions -- VIII. Germany's Financial Support -- IX. The Bagdad Railroad -- X. German Efforts to Secure Economic Predominance -- XI. Collapse of the Alliance -- XII. Summary -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Questioning whether the Germans were actually as influential or dominant in the Ottoman empire as most standard works suggest, the author attacks the myths surrounding Turkey's role in the war.Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of



books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.