Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A Comparative Study

by Edwar Erickson and Edward J. Erickson

Book Overview

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 1917, and Megiddo in 1918. For each of these campaigns,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415762146
• ISBN13: 9780415762144
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"