The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East
By Eugene Rogan
Categories: History
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East (2015) is a history by Eugene Rogan. Rogan recounts the Ottoman Empire's role in World War I, from Gallipoli and the Arab Revolt to defeat and partition. He shows how the war's end redrew the map of the modern Middle East and shapes conflicts among the successor states that followed.
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- Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is "The Fall of the Ottomans, The Great War in the Middle East," by Eugene Rogan. As the Middle East is collapsing all around us, if you wanted to know where it all began and when, read this great book by a great Oxford historian.”