Eugene Rogan is a Fellow of St. Antony’s College and lectures in the Modern History of the Middle East at the University of Oxford. The author of The Arabs, Rogan lives in Oxford, England.
In 1914 the Ottoman Empire was depleted of men and resources after years of war against Balkan nationalist and Italian forces. But in the aftermath of the assassination in Sarajevo, the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and not even the Middle East could escape the vast and enduring consequences of one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. The Great War spelled the end of the Ottomans, unleashing powerful forces that would forever change the face of the Middle East.
In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region’s crucial role in the conflict. Bolstered by German money, arms, and military advisors, the Ottomans took on the Russian, British, and French forces, and tried to provoke Jihad against the Allies in their Muslim colonies. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies’ favor. The great cities of Baghdad, Jerusalem, and, finally, Damascus fell to invading armies before the Ottomans agreed to an armistice in 1918.
The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands between the victorious powers, and laid the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East.
奥斯曼帝国,原就是在战争和侵略的基础上建立起来的。在强大的帝国统治下,各种族各宗教相安无事的活动在帝国的羽翼之下。就算是自己的十指也有长短之差一样,帝国对于治下的人民也并非一视同仁。嫉妒与怨恨一点点的积累,等待着爆发时机的到来。当帝国式微,旗下的各民族就打...
评分作者讲故事的能力还是相当不错的,在不算长的篇幅里把一战中东的故事和各族命运描绘的非常清晰。帝国末年,各族都经历了一轮血的洗礼。 一、奥斯曼帝国 和穷途末路的“东亚病夫”大清帝国相比,“西亚病夫”奥斯曼帝国相似点自然很多,不同之处也不少: 1、帝国末年,总有一群...
评分 评分奥斯曼帝国,原就是在战争和侵略的基础上建立起来的。在强大的帝国统治下,各种族各宗教相安无事的活动在帝国的羽翼之下。就算是自己的十指也有长短之差一样,帝国对于治下的人民也并非一视同仁。嫉妒与怨恨一点点的积累,等待着爆发时机的到来。当帝国式微,旗下的各民族就打...
评分我们该如何理解今天中东的乱局?我们得追溯到第一次世界大战和奥斯曼帝国的衰亡史当中。7月15日,在新京报·文化客厅的第十场沙龙中,尤金·罗根认为,第一次世界大战塑造了今天的中东,而当时英国和法国所划定的边界导致的纠纷是今天中东乱局的一个根源。 撰文 | 徐悦东 对 于...
中规中矩,清晰明朗地讲了奥斯曼帝国在一战中的几条战线
评分The First World War was a turning point of world history, and it dictated the course of 20 century in a way could hardly be underestimated. But most of the history we read focused on the European battlegrounds, and a century later we suddenly realized the war in the near east front may surpass the one in the west to become a more significant even..
评分作者是牛津中东研究中心的主任。这本书主要是回顾了奥斯曼在一战中的表现,涉及了非常多细节。如果是对战争史特别有兴趣的人可以看一看,不然就算了。
评分比较平铺直叙且足够通俗的政治/军事史,分析较少,但当故事书看的话还是挺好看~
评分Eugene Rogan脑残粉,赞美有声书!
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