tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post4629495233218792433..comments2024-03-28T07:47:50.902-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: The Ottoman Endgame Reviewed by Bryan Alexandersnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-35128342091589795582016-05-04T05:58:34.404-07:002016-05-04T05:58:34.404-07:00Mehmed VI, the last Ottoman ruler, the last Sultan...Mehmed VI, the last Ottoman ruler, the last Sultan, died in exile and was buried in a truly sad little grave in Damascus - take a look at this photo to see what comes of great empires: http://www.fotothing.com/photos/397/3974172758bdd5d4739b54e91f2cdbf0_d69.jpgTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960041122088653027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-88229583043149171602016-05-03T18:59:05.216-07:002016-05-03T18:59:05.216-07:00I know it was...I reviewed it. :-)I know it was...I reviewed it. :-)CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920046092004136754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-64922233310199867272016-05-03T14:11:49.337-07:002016-05-03T14:11:49.337-07:00A solid and fascinating review--thank you! You'...A solid and fascinating review--thank you! You've made it abundantly clear that I must get this book and read it, if only as a counterbalance to my personal predilection for Western Front studies.<br /><br />A note on the first comment: "Fall of the Ottomans" was reviewed on this blog on February 16 of this year. David B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-7996855636871878582016-05-03T07:18:59.322-07:002016-05-03T07:18:59.322-07:00Sounds like an interesting companion to "Fall...Sounds like an interesting companion to "Fall of the Ottomans" which also came out last year (told from both Ottoman and British perspectives at times). That was a really good book as well and likewise helped me draw some connections between the Mid East and the wider conflict as well.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920046092004136754noreply@blogger.com