Völkermord an den Armeniern: Erstmals mit Dokumenten aus dem päpstlichen Geheimarchiv über das größe Verbrechen des Ersten Weltkriegs

by Michael Hesemann

Mit einer Razzia begann der unfassbare Leidensweg der wohl ältesten christlichen Nation am 24. April 1915. Nach Einschätzung moderner Historiker fielen dem Armenozid rund 1,5 Millionen Menschen zum Opfer. Unter dem Vorwand einer angeblichen Verschwörung der Armenier gegen das Osmanische Reich setzte die Regierung der Jungtürken mit ungeheurer Grausamkeit ihre "Vision" eines rein muslimischen Staates in die Tat um. Der gegenwärtige türkische Staat leugnet diesen Genozid bis zum heutigen Tag, spricht allenfalls von einem "bedauerlichen Massaker". Doch die Dokumentation der Ereignisse, erstmals unter Verwendung bislang unveröffentlichter Quellen aus dem päpstlichen Geheimarchiv, belegt auf erschütternde Weise dieses Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit.

356 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 2, 2015

About the author

Michael Hesemann is a German journalist and author. In the late 1980s he became known in Germany as an author of several books on UFOs and extraterrestrial visitors on Earth. Later in his career he turned to topics related to Catholicism.

Reviews

[Ana-Maria Bujor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had been looking for a book about the Armenian genocide for a while now, to understand more about what happened and this is the first one I found. First of all, it is written from the perspective of a very religious person, so if that bothers you, then maybe look for another book. However, I would definitely recommend reading it due to the numerous historical sources, analysis and perspectives. I feel like the book should have been maybe a bit longer to get into more depth, but for what it is, it will make one angry and disappointed with the reactions of the international community which were limited to say the least. There is a lot of difficult content to go through, as there's no other way to describe the immensity of such an event, so be prepared. All in all it's a good introduction to the topic.