The Berlin-Baghdad express : the Ottoman Empire and Germany's bid for world power, 1898-1918 /: the Ottoman Empire and Germany's bid for world power, 1898-1918. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sean McMeekin.
• Other Names: McMeekin, Sean, 1974-
• Contents: Prologue: The view from Haydarpasha -- The kaiser, the baron and the dragoman -- Berlin to Baghdad -- Young Turks and old caliphs -- A gift from Mars : German holy war fever -- The war for the porte -- The first global jihad : death to infidels everywhere! (unless they be Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, Americans or -- possibly -- Italians) -- Parting the Red Sea -- An Austrian in Arabia -- Showdown at the Suez Canal -- Gallipoli : from disaster to triumph -- The blood of the prophet -- The shia stratagem -- To the gates of India -- Trouble on the Baghdad Railway -- The reluctant Mahdi -- Iranian implosion -- Betrayal in Mecca -- The holy war devours its children -- Consolation prize? the race for Baku -- Epilogue: The strange death of German Zionism and the Nazi-Muslim connection.
• Publisher Details: London : Allen Lane
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 956.10154; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism; British colonies; Military campaigns; HISTORY / Europe / Germany; Middle Eastern History; European History; World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Middle East; Germany -- History -- 1871-1918; Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia; Asia; Germany; Middle East; Turkey; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780141957296; 0141957298
• Related ISBNs: 9781846143236; 1846143233
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.