1st Edition
Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I A Comparative Study
By Edward J. Erickson
Copyright 2007
256 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
This volume examines how the Ottoman Army was able to evolve and maintain a high level of overall combat effectiveness despite the primitive nature of the Ottoman State during the First World War.
Structured around four case studies, at the operational and tactical level, of campaigns involving the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire: Gallipoli in 1915, Kut in 1916, Third Gaza-Beersheba in... Read more
Introduction1. From the Ashes of Disaster2. Gallipoli – 19153. Kut Al Amara – 19164. Gaza-Beersheba – 19175. Meggido – 19186. The Strength of an Army.Appendices.Selected Bibliography.Index
Biography
Edward J. Erickson
'...serves as an introduction to the Ottoman army campaigns in the First World War for an audience unable to use Turkish material.'
Kate Fleet, The University of Cambridge, UK
