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The Berlin-Baghdad express : the Ottoman Empire and Germany's bid for world power, 1898-1918 / Sean McMeekin. McMeekin, Sean, 1974- author.
London : Penguin, 2011.
xv, 460 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Prior to the First World War, Germany sought the Ottoman Empire as an ally to create a jihad against the British. 'The Berlin-Baghdad Express' provides a fascinating account of Western interference in the Middle East and its lamentable results.