Title: The birth of modern Turkey : the Ottoman military and the march to World War I /
Authors: Akmeşe, Handan Nezir
Publisher: I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Turkey History; Turkey Politics and government; Turkey Military policy; Turkey Military policy.; Turkey History, Military
Abstract: "The Birth of Modern Turkey provides new insight into how military thinking and policy contributed to Ottoman entry into World War I, and the triumph of Ataturk. It will appeal to all those interested in the foundations of the modern Turkish state."--Jacket.
Contents: I. The political outlook of the Ottoman military at the turn of the 20th century -- II. The Officer corps in opposition : the young Turk revolution of July 1908 -- III. The military press, 1908-1912 -- IV. Aftermath of the revolution : the Officer corps in politics, 1909-1912 -- V. The reform of the Ottoman army, 1909-1912 -- VI. The Balkan wars and their effects on the Officer corps, 1912-1913 -- VII. Militant nationalism, January-November 1914.