The Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power, 1898-1918

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Sean McMeekin

The Berlin-Baghdad Express

The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power, 1898-1918

Sean McMeekin

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English

Penguin
06 July 2011

History; European history; Middle Eastern history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War

A great untold story of the First World War- Germany's plan to win the conflict by threatening Britain's imperial heartlands

WINNER OF THE BARBARA JELAVICH BOOK PRIZE

'Sean McMeekin has written a classic of First World War history ... This superb and original book is the reality behind Greenmantle' Norman Stone

The Berlin-Baghdad Express explores one of the big, previously unresearched subjects of the First World War- the German bid for world power - and the destruction of the British Empire - through the harnessing of the Ottoman Empire.

McMeekin's book shows how incredibly high the stakes were in the Middle East - with the Germans in the tantalizing position of taking over the core of the British Empire via the extraordinary railway that would link Central Europe and the Persian Gulf. Germany sought the Ottoman Empire as an ally to create jihad against the British - whose Empire at the time was the largest Islamic power in the world.

The Berlin-Baghdad Express is a fascinating account of western interference in the Middle East and its lamentable results. It explains and brings to life a massive area of fighting, which in most other accounts is restricted to the disaster at Gallipoli and the British invasions of Iraq and Palestine.

By: Sean McMeekin
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 337g
ISBN: 9780141047652
ISBN 10: 0141047658
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 06 July 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sean McMeekin has written two previous books, both published by Yale University Press: The Red Millionaire and History's Greatest Heist: The Looting of Russia by the Bolsheviks. He splits his time between the USA and Turkey.

Reviews for The Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power, 1898-1918

In this excellent, well-researched and fascinating book, Sean McMeekin has given us a welcome and stimulating perspective on a highly important but neglected part of the First World War ... The author also reminds us of the power of ideas in history, as well as the capacity of the past to shape the future. -- Lawrence James Literary Review