Identifier: thegreatwar04alle (find matches)
Title: The Great war
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Allen, George Henry, 1876- Whitehead, Henry C., 1873- Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919 Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936 McAndrew, James William, 1862-1922 Wiley, Edwin, 1872-
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Philadelphia : G. Barrie's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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The Sheich-ul-Islam in Constantinople proclaiming the Jibad, or Holy War.
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Troop of Kurds. 1 urkis/t irregulars --ivit/i a refutation for la-tvlessriess an J cruelty. Inhabitantsof Kurdistan, a territory lying south of Lake Van and north of the Tigris River. The Operations in Asiatic Turkey 325 tribesmen, about 15,000 in all. By the end of the monthTeheran had been taken by the Russians and in Decemberthe shah was induced to appoint a new pro-Ally cabinetwith Prince Firman Firma at its head. The appointment of the Grand-duke Nicholas to the vice-royalty of the Caucasus with command of operations on theRusso-Turkish frontier foreshadowed a vigorous prosecu-tion of the Russian offensive in Armenia. The Turkishforces, then numbering about 100,000 men, extended ona long front from the Black Sea to Lake Van. The su-premacy of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, the lack ofTurkish railways, and the inadequacy of the highways inthese rugged regions made it difficult to keep the Turkssupplied with stores and munitions. They were de-pendent on the land route from the

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