The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle

The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle is a historical examination of the Ottoman Empire's collapse during World War I and its aftermath in the Middle East. Eugene Rogan traces how the empire's military defeats, internal fragmentation, and the competing imperial ambitions of European powers reshaped the region's political landscape. The book combines archival research with firsthand accounts to document the human cost of the war and the decisions that dismantled a centuries-old state.

Rogan argues that the Great War was the decisive moment in modern Middle Eastern history - one that destroyed the Ottoman order and created the territorial and political divisions that persist today. Rather than treat the region as a passive object of European colonialism, he centers Ottoman agency, Arab responses, and the complex negotiations between local populations and external forces. The narrative spans from the empire's final military campaigns through the Treaty of Lausanne and the emergence of new nation-states.

Readers seeking to understand how the modern Middle East took its current form will find detailed analysis of the war's military campaigns, the Armenian Genocide, Arab nationalism, and the post-war settlements that drew new borders across former Ottoman lands. The book draws on Turkish, Arabic, and European sources to offer a multifaceted perspective on a pivotal historical rupture.

• Focuses on Ottoman and Arab agency during World War I
• Examines the war's demographic and political consequences
• Covers the period from 1914 through the 1920s
• Based on archival research and primary sources
• Academic history suitable for students and general readers

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