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The Armenian Genocide: A Captivating Guide to the Massacre of the Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire
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During 1915 to 1923, one and a half million Armenian people were deported and killed in the most appalling ways comprehensible. They were ripped from their homes (in a land where they had lived for longer than history can tell, a land so old that many speculate it was the site of the biblical Garden of Eden) and sent off on death marches across the blistering Syrian Desert. They were shot on the thresholds of the houses where they were raising their children. They were butchered with swords in gruesome ways in order to dishearten those left alive.
They were starved in concentration camps, they were burned and drowned and beaten to death by the thousands, and then their corpses were stripped naked and left to rot in the open air. They were overdosed with morphine. They were injected with infected blood. They were cast overboard into the frigid Black Sea. They were gassed. They were raped. They were abducted and sold as slaves.
In short, the Ottoman Empire under the Three Pashas made every possible attempt to exterminate the Armenian race with such fervor that their actions would inspire the creation of the very word that now defines the greatest crime that can be perpetrated against a civilization: genocide. Yet today, the Armenian Genocide is an event that has melted out of the collective consciousness. It is an event that has repercussions extending to the modern day and is an event that should never be forgotten.
In The Armenian Genocide: A Captivating Guide to the Massacre of the Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire, you will discover topics such as
The Armenian Problem The Ottoman Empire The First Massacres The Young Turk Revolution The World Goes to War Red Sunday Death March One Thousand Orphans The Black Sea Runs Red Stolen Children Justice Operation Nemesis Denial Fighting for Freedom And much, much more! So if you want to learn more about the Armenian Genocide, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
Free History BONUS Inside!
During 1915 to 1923, one and a half million Armenian people were deported and killed in the most appalling ways comprehensible. They were ripped from their homes (in a land where they had lived for longer than history can tell, a land so old that many speculate it was the site of the biblical Garden of Eden) and sent off on death marches across the blistering Syrian Desert. They were shot on the thresholds of the houses where they were raising their children. They were butchered with swords in gruesome ways in order to dishearten those left alive.
They were starved in concentration camps, they were burned and drowned and beaten to death by the thousands, and then their corpses were stripped naked and left to rot in the open air. They were overdosed with morphine. They were injected with infected blood. They were cast overboard into the frigid Black Sea. They were gassed. They were raped. They were abducted and sold as slaves.
In short, the Ottoman Empire under the Three Pashas made every possible attempt to exterminate the Armenian race with such fervor that their actions would inspire the creation of the very word that now defines the greatest crime that can be perpetrated against a civilization: genocide. Yet today, the Armenian Genocide is an event that has melted out of the collective consciousness. It is an event that has repercussions extending to the modern day and is an event that should never be forgotten.
In The Armenian Genocide: A Captivating Guide to the Massacre of the Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire, you will discover topics such as
The Armenian Problem The Ottoman Empire The First Massacres The Young Turk Revolution The World Goes to War Red Sunday Death March One Thousand Orphans The Black Sea Runs Red Stolen Children Justice Operation Nemesis Denial Fighting for Freedom And much, much more! So if you want to learn more about the Armenian Genocide, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
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Published October 5, 2019
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November 19, 2019
Horrific
I knew about the Genocide, but this quick read really breaks your heart, and shows we must never forget these horrifying events. Good source material. Worth the read. I hope the rest of Captivating History is as good. Check it out.
I knew about the Genocide, but this quick read really breaks your heart, and shows we must never forget these horrifying events. Good source material. Worth the read. I hope the rest of Captivating History is as good. Check it out.
October 7, 2019
This should be required reading for everyone; this is an eye-opening book about a small ethnic group of people who have suffered greatly for their religion. Because they were a small group of Christians in the (largely Muslim) country of Turkey, they were persecuted. What happened is surprising because Muslims are generally tolerant of other faiths.
However, this story occurs because of the Turkish sultan Abdul-Hamid, ruler of the Ottoman Empire. He did not trust the Christian Armenians in his country and sought to get rid of as many of them as was possible. After he was gone, the remaining Turks were afraid of an uprising by the Armenians and continued to massacre them. According to Google, the population of Armenians in Turkey is now between 50,000 and 70,000. In 1914, there were 2 million.
The Turkification of Turkey is fascinating. However, the result was a deep distrust of the minorities within the country. This book gives the reasons for the beginning of World War I in great detail (which I appreciated). We always hear that the reason for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. However, this book goes into greater detail on the tensions and the alliances that were in place. Essentially, Turkey joined Germany in the war while also waging war against its own Armenian population.
If you are wondering why no one talks of the Armenian genocide (yet we hear of the Holocaust regularly), it is because of the difference in the countries involved. Germany admits to the Holocaust while Turkey ignores or denies it occurred. Interesting. Thanks for the assorted photos/drawings. They give the flavor of the country and the time in which these events occurred.
However, this story occurs because of the Turkish sultan Abdul-Hamid, ruler of the Ottoman Empire. He did not trust the Christian Armenians in his country and sought to get rid of as many of them as was possible. After he was gone, the remaining Turks were afraid of an uprising by the Armenians and continued to massacre them. According to Google, the population of Armenians in Turkey is now between 50,000 and 70,000. In 1914, there were 2 million.
The Turkification of Turkey is fascinating. However, the result was a deep distrust of the minorities within the country. This book gives the reasons for the beginning of World War I in great detail (which I appreciated). We always hear that the reason for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. However, this book goes into greater detail on the tensions and the alliances that were in place. Essentially, Turkey joined Germany in the war while also waging war against its own Armenian population.
If you are wondering why no one talks of the Armenian genocide (yet we hear of the Holocaust regularly), it is because of the difference in the countries involved. Germany admits to the Holocaust while Turkey ignores or denies it occurred. Interesting. Thanks for the assorted photos/drawings. They give the flavor of the country and the time in which these events occurred.
January 1, 2024
Chilling
January 31, 2024
This was my first "Captivating History" book. It will not be my last!
March 16, 2024
Overall the book wasn’t bad, it was a brief over view of what happened during the genocide while also explaining more of the political issues that led up to the event. I recommend it if you don’t know much about the genocide but if you already know most of the history it’ll be a bit boring cause you’re rereading it.
October 10, 2019
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Because the genocide was between two world wars it has been overlooked. History courses gloss over it but focus on the Jewish holocaust. After all the murders only about 400,000 out of 2million survived. But as Hitler said. "Who remembers armenia?
Because the genocide was between two world wars it has been overlooked. History courses gloss over it but focus on the Jewish holocaust. After all the murders only about 400,000 out of 2million survived. But as Hitler said. "Who remembers armenia?
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