Germany's Covert War in the Middle East - Espionage, Propaganda and Diplomacy in World War I (Hardcover)

Ultimately these cross purposes brought disaster, pulling a fatally weak and woefully unprepared Ottoman state into a global war, and unleashing vicious, internal ethnic repression that brought it defeat and dismemberment. The diaries and official reports of German spy and propagandist Curt Prufer - translated here into English in their entirety for the first time - chronicle the complexities of the fragile Ottoman-German alliance from the perspective of a participant. Much like fellow soldier-scholar T.E. Lawrence, Prufer and his colleagues tried to steal the loyalties of the Muslim subjects of the opposing sides. The book explores these episodes of sabotage, subversion and subterfuge - from managing spies to preparing for the attack on the Suez Canal in 1915 - and in the process sheds light onto the ways World War I played out across the Middle East. Complemented throughout by in-depth and meticulously researched footnotes, this primary source collection is an invaluable addition to the extant corpus of late Ottoman and World War I historical documents.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2017
Authors:	Curt Prufer
Editors:	Kevin Morrow
Translators:	Kevin Morrow
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-78453-143-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Espionage & secret services Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Propaganda Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Promotions
LSN:	1-78453-143-X
Barcode:	9781784531430

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