Ataturk (Paperback, New Ed)

Few men have had such personal influence over the destiny of their countries as Mustapha Kemal, known as Ataturk ('father of the Turks'). Leader of the Turkish national movement from 1909 he rallied the Turkish armed forces against the proposed dismemberment of the Turkish heartland in 1919, then ousted the Greeks from Smyrna and extended Turkish power over much of Asia Minor. In 1923 he dissolved the old Ottoman Empire and became the first president of the new Turkish Republic. His legacy survives to this day in a now-powerful Turkey that lies strategically between Europe and Asia, and culturally between the West and Islam. Despite the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey, Ataturk's stature within the country remains enormous, as this new biography, based on major new Turkish language sources, confirms. (Kirkus UK)

This biography of Ataturk aims to strip away the myth to show the complexities of the man beneath. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founding father of the Turkish Republic, was born plain Mustafa in Ottoman Salonica in 1881. Trained as an army officer, he was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies' plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, worsted the last Sultan and secured the territory of the Turkish national state, becoming the first president of the new republic in 1923, transforming it from a battle-scarred ruin into a regional power, and fast creating his own legend and his own cult.

General

Imprint:	John Murray Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2004
Authors:	Andrew Mango
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	666
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7195-6592-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-7195-6592-8
Barcode:	9780719565922

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