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Memories of a Turkish statesman-1913-1919 (Formerly Governor of Constantinople, Imperial Ottoman Naval Minister, and Commander of the Fourth Army in S

Memories of a Turkish statesman-1913-1919 (Formerly Governor of Constantinople, Imperial Ottoman Naval Minister, and Commander of the Fourth Army in S

Pasha, Djemal

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ISBN10: 9353609569
ISBN13: 9789353609566
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 28 2019
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
From the corridors of Constantinople to the deserts of the Levant, Djemal Pasha writes from inside the storm that ended an empire. History is never neat here. Memories of a Turkish statesman-1913-1919 is an ottoman political memoir and military history memoir in the form of a wartime autobiography narrative by a leading figure of the young turk movement. As former Governor of Constantinople, Imperial Ottoman Naval Minister, and commander on the Sinai Palestine Syria campaign, Djemal records the pressures of ottoman empire government, alliance politics, and command decisions as the world war i ottomans fought on multiple fronts. His account touches ottoman naval affairs as well as the practical realities of mobilising men, supplies, and authority across Syria and Palestine, offering vivid constantinople 1910s history alongside battlefield perspective. He argues for his choices, sketches rivals and allies, and exposes the strain of reforming institutions while war consumed them. Readable, urgent, and unapologetically personal, it stands among the most revealing turkish statesmen memoirs of the period. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this primary source edition has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure - it belongs on the shelf of anyone building a complete memoir collection, and it remains equally compelling for general readers who want history at first hand. For collectors of classic non-fiction, its documentary voice and rarity make it a superb companion to other great eyewitness histories of Europe.

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