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Eden To Armageddon: World War I In The Middle East
Door Roger Ford
Categorie | WO I |
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Boeknummer | #298359 |
Titel | Eden To Armageddon: World War I In The Middle East |
Auteur | Ford, Roger |
Boektype | Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag |
Uitgeverij | London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Jaar van uitgave | 2009 |
ISBN10 | 0297844814 |
ISBN13 | 9780297844815 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Oriignal boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo. |
Samenvatting | The Great War in the Middle East began with the invasion of the Garden of Eden, and ended with a momentous victory on the site of the biblical Armageddon. Almost incredibly, the whole story of this epic war has never been told in a single volume until now. In this important new history Roger Ford describes a conflict in its entirety: the war in Mesopotamia, which would end with the creation of the countries of Iran and Iraq; the desperate struggle in the Caucasus, where the Turks had long-standing territorial ambitions; the doomed attacks on the Gallipoli Peninsula that would lead to ignominous defeat; and the final act in Palestine, where the Ottoman Empire finally crumbled. He ends with a detailed description of the messy aftermath of the war, and the new conflicts in a reshaped Middle... (Lees verder) East that would play such a huge part in shaping world affairs for many generations to come. |
Pagina's | 494 |
Conditie | Goed — Spine discoloured. |
Prijs | € 10,00 |
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