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.
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. His
account of the Turco-German war effort is a tale of high adventure,
ambition and political chicanery with a cast of colourful, brave
and sometimes ruthless characters.
*Literary Review*
An exciting new book by a talented young historian
*Observer*
McMeekin adds a wealth of documentation...[t]he result is a
captivating new history of the Eastern Front in the first world
war
*Financial Times*
McMeekin has written an engaging history peopled with
larger-than-life characters in exotic settings
*Financial Times*
McMeekin has written a powerful, overdue book that for many will
open up a whole new side to the first world war.
*Observer*
In addition to bringing to life a fascinating episode in early
20th-century history, The Berlin-Baghdad Express contains several
timely lessons and cautionary tales.
*Wall Street Journal*
Sean McMeekin's account possesses the large merit that it tells a
story little known to Western readers, drawing extensively upon
German sources. It depicts a splendid cast of characters heroic in
their endeavors if absurd in their lack of accomplishments.
*New York Review of Books*
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