Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913

by Edward J. Erickson

Book Overview

No critical analysis has ever examined the specific reasons for the Ottoman defeat. Erickson's study fills this gap by studying the operations of the Ottoman Army from October 1912 through July 1913, and by providing a comprehensive explanation of its doctrines and planning procedures. This book is written at an operational level that details every campaign at the level of the army corps. More than 30 maps, numerous orders of battle, and actual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275978885
• ISBN13: 9780275978884
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.7"