The Berlin-Baghdad Express

The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power, 1898-1918

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Sean McMeekin

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Paperback / softback

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A great untold story of the First World War- Germany's plan to win the conflict by threatening Britain's imperial heartlands WINNER OF THE BARBARA JELAVICH BOOK PRIZE 'Sean McMeekin has written a classic of First World War history ... This superb and original book is the reality behind Greenmantle' Norman Stone The Berlin-Baghdad Express explores one of the big, previously unresearched subjects of the First World War- the German bid for world power - and the destruction of the British Empire - through the harnessing of the Ottoman Empire. McMeekin's book shows how incredibly high the stakes were in the Middle East - with the Germans in the tantalizing position of taking over the core of the British Empire via the extraordinary railway that would link Central Europe and the Persian Gulf. Germany sought the Ottoman Empire as an ally to create jihad against the British - whose Empire at the time was the largest Islamic power in the world. The Berlin-Baghdad Express is a fascinating account of western interference in the Middle East and its lamentable results. It explains and brings to life a massive area of fighting, which in most other accounts is restricted to the disaster at Gallipoli and the British invasions of Iraq and Palestine.

Author Biography:

Sean McMeekin has written two previous books, both published by Yale University Press- The Red Millionaire and History's Greatest Heist- The Looting of Russia by the Bolsheviks. He splits his time between the USA and Turkey.

Release date Australia

April 28th, 2011

Author

Sean McMeekin

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

2 x 8 b&w inset

Pages

496

Dimensions

129x198x22

ISBN-13

9780141047652

Product ID

10167816

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