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World War One Book: Ambassador Morgenthau's
Story
By Ambassador Morganthau, Formerly
American Ambassador to Turkey - Illustrated. Published 1918. Inside story
on the war in Turkey, the Gallipoli campaign, the downfall of the Sultan and
the massacre of the Armenians.
Henry Morgenthau was U.S. ambassador to
Ottoman Turkey between 1913 and 1916. In 1914 he witnessed the Ottoman entry
into World War I and the genocide of the empire"s Armenian population. His
Story was an indictment against the Ottoman leaders for their entry into the
world conflict and the mass murder of over a million Armenians. His account
was written with the authority of a first-hand observer and remains one of
the classic accounts of World War I. Originally published in 1918.
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story is an
insightful and compelling account of ethnic cleansing and genocide. Whilst
U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to
1916, Henry Morgenthau witnessed the rise of a new nationalism in Turkey,
one that declared "Turkey for the Turks." He grew alarmed as he received
reports from missionaries and consuls in the interior of Turkey that
described deportation and massacre of the Armenians. The ambassador
beseeched the U.S. government to intervene, but it refrained, leaving
Morgenthau without official leverage. His recourse was to appeal personally
to the consciences of Ottoman rulers and their German allies; when that
failed, he drew international media attention to the genocide and
spearheaded private relief efforts.
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CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. A GERMAN SUPERMAN AT CONSTANTINOPLE
CHAPTER II. THE "BOSS SYSTEM" IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND HOW IT PROVED USEFUL
TO GERMANY
CHAPTER III. "THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KAISER" - -WANGENHEIM OPPOSES
THE SALE OF AMERICAN WARSHIPS TO GREECE
CHAPTER IV. GERMANY MOBILIZES THE TURKISH ARMY
CHAPTER V. WANGENHEIM SMUGGLES THE "GOEBEN" AND THE "BRESLAU" THROUGH THE
DARDANELLES
CHAPTER VI. WANGENHEIM TELLS THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR HOW THE KAISER STARTED
THE WAR
CHAPTER VII. GERMANY'S PLANS FOR NEW TERRITORIES, COALING STATIONS, AND
INDEMNITIES
CHAPTER VIII. A CLASSIC INSTANCE OF GERMAN PROPAGANDA
CHAPTER IX. GERMANY CLOSES THE DARDANELLES AND SO SEPARATES RUSSIA FROM HER
ALLIES
CHAPTER X. TURKEY'S ABROGATION OF THE CAPITULATIONS - -ENVER LIVING IN A
PALACE, WITH PLENTY OF MONEY AND AN IMPERIAL BRIDE
CHAPTER XI. GERMANY FORCES TURKEY INTO THE WAR
CHAPTER XII. THE TURKS ATTEMPT TO TREAT ALIEN ENEMIES DECENTLY BUT THE GERMANS
INSIST ON PERSECUTING THEM
CHAPTER XIII. THE INVASION OF NOTRE DAME DE SION
CHAPTER XIV. WANGENHEIM AND THE BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY - -A HOLY WAR THAT WAS
MADE IN GERMANY
CHAPTER XV. DJEMAL, A TROUBLESOME MARK ANTONY - -THE FIRST GERMAN ATTEMPT TO
GET A GERMAN PEACE
CHAPTER XVI. THE TURKS PREPARE TO FLEE FROM CONSTANTINOPLE AND ESTABLISH A NEW
CAPITAL IN ASIA MINOR, THE ALLIED FLEET BOMBARDING THE DARDANELLES
CHAPTER XVII. ENVER AS THE MAN WHO DEMONSTRATED "THE VULNERABILITY OF THE
BRITISH FLEET" - -OLD-FASHIONED DEFENSES OF THE DARDANELLES
CHAPTER XVIII. THE ALLIED ARMADA SAILS AWAY, THOUGH ON THE BRINK OF VICTORY
CHAPTER XIX. A FIGHT FOR THREE THOUSAND CIVILIANS
CHAPTER XX. MORE ADVENTURES OF THE FOREIGN RESIDENTS
CHAPTER XXI. BULGARIA ON THE AUCTION BLOCK
CHAPTER XXII. THE TURK REVERTS TO THE ANCESTRAL TYPE
CHAPTER XXIII. THE "REVOLUTION" AT VAN
CHAPTER XXIV. THE MURDER OF A NATION
CHAPTER XXV. TALAAT TELLS WHY HE "DEPORTS" THE ARMENIANS
CHAPTER XXVI. ENVER PASHA DISCUSSES THE ARMENIANS
CHAPTER XXVII. "I SHALL DO NOTHING FOR THE ARMENIANS" SAYS THE GERMAN
AMBASSADOR
CHAPTER XXVIII. ENVER AGAIN MOVES FOR PEACE FAREWELL TO THE SULTAN AND TO
TURKEY
CHAPTER XXIX. VON JAGOW, ZIMMERMANN, AND GERMAN-AMERICANS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| Henry Morgenthau. |
| Mrs. Henry Morgenthau with
Soeur Jeanne |
| Constantinople from the
American Embassy |
| Beylerbey palace on the
Bosphorus |
| The American Embassy at
Constantinople |
| Henry Morgenthau, American
Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-1916 |
| Talaat Pasha, ex-Grand Vizier
of Turkey |
| Turkish infantry |
| Turkish cavalry |
| Bustány Effendi |
| Mohammed V, late Sultan of
Turkey |
| Sultan's carriage at American Embassy |
| Wangenheim, the German
Ambassador |
| The Sultan, Mohammed V, going
to his regular Friday prayers |
| Talaat and Enver at a military
review |
| Baron Von Wangenheim, German
Ambassador to Turkey |
| Djemal Pasha, Minister of
Marine |
| The Marquis Garroni, Italian
Ambassador to the Sublime Porte in 1914 |
| M. Tocheff, Bulgarian Minister
at Constantinople |
| The American summer Embassy on
the Bosphorus |
| Enver Pasha, Minister of War |
| Saïd Halim, Ex-grand Vizier |
| Sir Louis Mallet and M.
Bompard |
| Gen. Liman von Sanders |
| German and Turkish officers on
board the Goeben |
| Bedri Bey, Prefect of Police
at Constantinople; Djavid Bey, Minister of Finance in Turkish Cabinet |
| The British Embassy |
| Robert College at
Constantinople |
| The American Embassy Staff |
| The Modern Turkish soldier |
| The Ministry of War |
| The Ministry of Marine. |
| Halil Bey in Berlin; Talaat
and Kühlmann |
| General Mertens |
| The Red Crescent |
| Enver Pasha |
| Turkish quarters at the
Dardanelles |
| Looking north to the city of
Gallipoli |
| The British ship Albion |
| The Dardanelles as it was
March 16, 1915 |
| Tchemenlik and Fort Anadolu
Hamidié |
| Fort Dardanos |
| The American ward of the
Turkish hospital |
| Students of the Constantinople
College |
| Abdul Hamid |
| A characteristic view of the
Armenian country |
| Fishing village on Lake Van |
| Refugees at Van crowding
around a public oven, hoping to get bread |
| Kaiser William II, in the
uniform of a Turkish Field Marshal |
| Interior of the Armenian
church at Urfa |
| Armenian soldiers |
| Those who fell by the wayside
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| A view of Harpoot |
| View of Urfa |
| A relic of the Armenian
massacres at Erzingan |
| The funeral of Baron von
Wangenheim. |
Note: Illustrations are reduced in scale
compared to the actual facsimile on CD.
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