The Blight of Asia
Subtitle: An Account of the Systematic Extermination of Christian Populations by Mohammedans and the Culpability of Certain Great Powers
Contributors: James W. Gerard (Foreword)
Edition: Re-issue edition
Publisher: Taderon Pr
Published: January 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781903656150
Subjects: African history: from c 1900 -; History: World; History; Africa; Eastern Europe - General
Description: George Horton was the US consul-general in Smyrna during WWI and its immediate aftermath. His account of the burning of Smyrna (Izmir) and the forced exodus of its Greek and Armenian inhabitants chronicles the last stages in the ethnic cleansing of Asia Minor of its native Christian population. According to Horton, the sacking of Smyrna was due to the military prowess of Turkish nationalists, imperial rivalries amongst western powers, and commercial interest groups seeking advantages in the emerging Turkish republic. SPECIAL NOTE: The Blight of Asia was originally printed by Bobbs-Merrill Company in 1926. It is produced here as an original reprint which includes the silent editing of spelling errors, and the addition of an index of proper nouns.
Table of contents: title: The Martyred City; title: Introduction; title: Turkish Massacres, 1922-1909
label: I.; title: Gladstone and the Bulgarian Atrocities
label: II.; title: First Step in the Young Turks' Program (1908-1911)
label: III.; title: The Last Great Selamlik (1911)
label: IV.; title: Persecution of Christians in Smyrna District (1911-1914)
label: V.; title: The Massacre of Phocea (1914)
label: VI.; title: New Light on the Armenian Massacres (1914-1915)
label: VII.; title: Story of Walter M. Geddes
label: VIII.; title: Information from Ither Sources
label: IX.; title: The Greek Landing at Smyrna (May, 1919)
label: X.; title: The Hellenic Administration in Smyrna (May 15, 1919 - September 9, 1922)
label: XI.; title: The Greek Retreat (1922)
label: XII.; title: Smyrna as it Was
label: XIII.; title: The Destruction of Smyrna (September, 1922)
label: XIV.; title: First Disquieting Rumors
label: XV.; title: The Turks Arrive
label: XVI.; title: Where and When the Fires Were Lighted
label: XVII.; title: The Arrival at Athens
label: XVIII.; title: Added Details Learned After the Tragedy
label: XIX.; title: Historic Importance of the Destruction of Smyrna
label: XX.; title: Number Done to Death
label: XXI.; title: Efficiency of Our Navy in Saving Lives
label: XXII.; title: Responsibility of the Western World
label: XXIII.; title: Italy's designs on Smyrna
label: XXIV.; title: France and the Khemalists
label: XXV.; title: Massacre of the French Garrison in Ufra
label: XXVI.; title: The British Contribution
label: XXVII.; title: Turkish Interpretation of America's Attitude
label: XXVIII.; title: The Making of Mustapha Khemal
label: XXIX.; title: Our Missionary Institutions in Turkey
label: XXX.; title: American Institutions Under Turkish Rule
label: XXXI.; title: The Reverend Ralph Harlow on the Lausanne Treaty
label: XXXII.; title: Mohammedanism and Christianity
label: XXXIII.; title: The Koran and the Bible
label: XXXIV.; title: The Example of Mohammed
label: XXXV.; title: The "50-50" Theory
label: XXXVI.; title: Asia Minor, the Graveyard of Greek Cities
label: XXXVII; title: Echoes from Smyrna
label: XXXVIII.; title: Conclusion
label: XXXIX.; title: Appendix