The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war (1919) (14595148648)

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Title: The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859 Canfield, Harry S. (from old catalog), joint author Plewman, William Rothwell, 1880- (from old catalog) Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929 Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945 United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson)
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Cleveland, O., The R.C. Barnum co. Detroit, Mich., The F.B. Dickerson co. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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Q J3tn■*-» pa 60S History of the War CHAPTERVl TURKEY ENTERS THE WAR —THE ATTACK ON THE DARDANELLES —GREAT FLEETS ARE REPULSED —THE FIGHTING AT GALLIPOLI—THOUSANDS LOST — TURKS AND RUSSIANS IN THE CAUCASUS —THESUEZ CANAL—THE CAMPAIGNS IN PALESTINE AND MESOPOTAMIA —BAGDAD AND JERUSALEM FALL — FIRST BATTLE OF YPRES Turkey forced herself into the war onbehalf of Germany. Acts which causedGreat Britain to declare war on the Otto-man Empire on November 5th, 1914,apparently were committed with the de-liberate intention of provoking a break. Turkey long had been under the influ-ence of Berlin. The Dardanelles andConstantinople were invaluable to theMittel Europa plan. The empire, whenin financial straits, had been refinancedby German capital. The overthrow ofAbdul Hamid by the Young Turks wasaided bj^ the Kaiser. Turk soldiers werebeing trained by German officers. Thefortifications along the Dardanelles andthe Bosphorus had been modernized byGerman military engineers. In