{"product_id":"ottoman-army-effectiveness-in-world-edward-j-erickson-9780415770996","title":"Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A Comparative Study","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines how the Ottoman Army was able to evolve and maintain a high level of overall combat effectiveness despite the primitive nature of the Ottoman State during the First World War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured around four case studies, at the operational and tactical level, of campaigns involving the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire: Gallipoli in 1915, Kut in 1916, Third Gaza-Beersheba in 1917, and Megiddo in 1918. For each of these campaigns, particular emphasis is placed on examining specific elements of combat effectiveness and how they affected that particular battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prevalent historiography attributes Ottoman battlefield success primarily to external factors - such as the presence of German generals and staff officers; climate, weather and terrain that adversely affected allied operations; allied bumbling and amateurish operations; and inadequate allied intelligence. By contrast, Edward J. Erickson argues that the Ottoman Army was successful due to internal factors, such as its organizational architecture, a hardened cadre of experienced combat leaders, its ability to organize itself for combat, and its application of the German style of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOttoman Army Effectiveness in World War I\u003c\/em\u003e will be of great interest to students of the First World War, military history and strategic studies in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward J. Erickson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415770998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415770996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.50w x 0.78d","brand":"Edward J. Erickson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064955973887,"sku":"9780415770996","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed78b256-0521-4543-9656-149f72e6d0bf.jpg?v=1768672167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ottoman-army-effectiveness-in-world-edward-j-erickson-9780415770996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}