Ataturk: Lessons in Leadership From the Greatest General of the Ottoman Empire (World Generals (Palgrave MacMillan))
“Lively…poignant…Bay’s short, crisp, and readable book ably surveys Atatürk’s military career.”—New Criterion"A timely new biography . . . [a] fascinating book." -- Clifford May,The National Review"Bay makes the case that the father of Turkish democracy was also a military genius." --MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History"In a changing world there is always something new to say about the authors of change throughout history. Austin Bay has widened our understanding of Mustafa Kemal, the general who founded and shaped the Turkish Republic, by showing convincingly that the choices made by Atatürk validate and are in turn validated by modern military doctrine. This is one reason for recommending his succinct account of Atatürk's life and achievements. His book justifies Atatürk's inclusion in the series of the world's great military leaders."—Andrew Mango, author ofAtatürk: The Biography of the founder of Modern Turkey"This book is a clear, concise and fast-paced account of Ataturk's military triumphs and rise to power.  It brings him vividly to life and highlights the qualities that allowed him to become the most successful revolutionary of the 20th century."--Stephen Kinzer, author ofCrescent and StarandReset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future“Military historian, columnist, and veteran Austin Bay in concise fashion explains the inexplicable of how modern Turkey, Phoenix-like, suddenly rose amid the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, with its friends defeated and impotent, its enemies multifold and ascendant—through the extraordinary army career of Kemal Ataturk. Bay's sympathetic military biography is as original as it is now timely, given that Ataturk's singular achievement stands in stark contrast to the current climate of rising Islamist dominance in a once secular Turkey.”--Victor Davis Hanson, author ofCarnage and CultureandThe Father of Us All"This is the first genuine military biography of M. Kemal Ataturk ever written by anybody anywhere, including Turkey. As such, it fills a long neglected void and it is an important work of original scholarship. Colonel Austin Bay lays a solid foundation for helping us understand the military career of this great commander. Well-researched and very readable - it is an essential read for those interested in this era or in the art of command."--Edward J. Erickson, Associate Professor, Marine Corps Command & Staff College"Turkey is very much in the news these days, and soldier, scholar and columnist Austin Bay provides us with a biography of Kemal Ataturk, the brilliant soldier and politician who created modern secular Turkey--and whose achievements are now being challenged. Anyone who wants to know more about Turkey should read this book."--Michael Barone, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute, senior political analyst, Washington Examiner, and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics"Kemal Ataturk is one of the great figures of the twentieth century.  Austin Bay's delightfully written history reminds us why that is, and why we will soon keenly miss Ataturk's influence."--Glenn Reynolds, Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Tennessee, and author of the weblogInstapundit "Bay's well-written book weaves the military, political, and personal strands of Ataturk's actions into an important story that has much to tell us about leadership.  One of the compelling aspects of Bay's approach is that we see the world from Ataturk's point of view so that even a familiar event, like Gallipoli, appears in a new and fascinating way."--Betty Sue Flowers, author, editor ofThe Power of Myth