The Berlin–Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany’s Bidfor World Power, 1898–1918

Authors

Thomas E. Seal

Abstract

If ever there was a story of epic unin- tended consequences and “might have beens,” Sean McMeekin’s The Berlin– Baghdad Express is it. Approaching the First World War in the Middle East from the German and Ottoman per- spectives, McMeekin expands our Anglo-centric understanding of the conflict. In doing so, he unveils a breathtaking catalogue of misunder- standings, miscalculations, simple mis- takes, and missed opportunities that would be comic if not so horribly tragic.

Recommended Citation

Seal, Thomas E. (2011) "The Berlin–Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany’s Bidfor World Power, 1898–1918," Naval War College Review: Vol. 64: No. 3, Article 18.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol64/iss3/18