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In The Semester of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World Warfare and its own immediate aftermath in the Middle East to stunning life, uncovering the often dismissed story of the region's important role in the issue. Bolstered by German money, biceps and triceps, and military services advisors, the Ottomans had taken on the Russian, English, and French causes and tried to provoke jihad against the Allies in their Muslim colonies. Unlike the static getting rid of domains of the European Front, the war in the Middle East was fast paced and unstable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats before the tide of challenge flipped in the Allies' favour. The great towns of Baghdad, Jerusalem, and finally Damascus fell to invading armies before the Ottomans decided to an armistice in 1918. The postwar pay out resulted in the partition of Ottoman lands between the victorious forces and laid the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the present day Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Semester of the Ottomans is essential listening for anyone wanting to understand the fantastic Warfare and the making of the present day Middle East.

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