The Berlin-Baghdad Express
(Sprache: Englisch)
Explores one of the big, previously unresearched subjects of the First World War. This title shows how incredibly high the stakes were in the Middle East - with the Germans in the tantalizing position of taking over the core of the British Empire via the...
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Explores one of the big, previously unresearched subjects of the First World War. This title shows how incredibly high the stakes were in the Middle East - with the Germans in the tantalizing position of taking over the core of the British Empire via the extraordinary railway that would link Central Europe and the Persian Gulf.
Autoren-Porträt von Sean McMeekin
Sean McMeekin has written two previous books, both published by Yale University Press: The Red Millionaire and History's Greatest Heist: The Looting of Russia by the Bolsheviks. He splits his time between the USA and Turkey.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Sean McMeekin
- 2011, 460 Seiten, Maße: 13,1 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
- ISBN-10: 0141047658
- ISBN-13: 9780141047652
Sprache:
Englisch
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In this excellent, well-researched and fascinating book, Sean McMeekin has given us a welcome and stimulating perspective on a highly important but neglected part of the First World War. His account of the Turco-German war effort is a tale of high adventure, ambition and political chicanery with a cast of colourful, brave and sometimes ruthless characters. -- Lawrence James Literary Review An exciting new book by a talented young historian -- Niall Ferguson Observer McMeekin adds a wealth of documentation...[t]he result is a captivating new history of the Eastern Front in the first world war -- Eugene Rogan Financial Times McMeekin has written an engaging history peopled with larger-than-life characters in exotic settings -- Eugene Rogan Financial Times McMeekin has written a powerful, overdue book that for many will open up a whole new side to the first world war. -- George Walden Observer In addition to bringing to life a fascinating episode in early 20th-century history, The Berlin-Baghdad Express contains several timely lessons and cautionary tales. Wall Street Journal Sean McMeekin's account possesses the large merit that it tells a story little known to Western readers, drawing extensively upon German sources. It depicts a splendid cast of characters heroic in their endeavors if absurd in their lack of accomplishments. -- Max Hastings New York Review of Books
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