Description: Over the wartime period, millions of people across the Empire died as a result of warfare, epidemics, famines and massacres. However, for the Ottoman leaders their entry into the war was not just a response to a life-or-death struggle, but rather presented them with an opportunity to transform the empire into a new type of state. Syria in Wor
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"...This is a very important contribution to the study of Syria in a crucial period...I definitely recommend this book and will personally use it in my reading lists about Syria." - Josef Olmert, Middle East Media and Books Reviews Online