With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I came the emergence of new nations, chief among them was Turkey. It was the creation of one man, Mustafa Kemal, who dragged his country from the Middle Ages to teh 20th century, and in defeating Western imperialists inspired "the cause of the East". Lord Kinross writes of the intrigues of empires, the brutalities of civil war, personal courage - showing the reader Ataturk, the incarnation of glory - as well as of Kemal's youthful ambition, and his problems with his ...
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With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I came the emergence of new nations, chief among them was Turkey. It was the creation of one man, Mustafa Kemal, who dragged his country from the Middle Ages to teh 20th century, and in defeating Western imperialists inspired "the cause of the East". Lord Kinross writes of the intrigues of empires, the brutalities of civil war, personal courage - showing the reader Ataturk, the incarnation of glory - as well as of Kemal's youthful ambition, and his problems with his wife.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; [An important and enthralling biography about a man whom Winston Churchill and Arnold Toynbee have called one of the truly great figures of the 20th century. ] Rebound in modern red buckram cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages.
Covers Attaturk's life in reasonable detail. Gives a feel for Turkey in its transition from Ottoman Empire to modern nation. Writing style is effective if not inspiring.