Radio War Nerd EP #356 — Ottoman Empire's End (Part 2), feat. Ryan Gingeras (Patreon)

Guest: Ryan Gingeras, historian & professor

In Part 2 of our interview with historian Ryan Gingeras on the final years of the Ottoman Empire [Part 1/EP #355 here], we discuss the Ottoman catastrophes in World War One, the Armenian Genocide, surrender in 1918, and the transformation of the Ottoman remnants into Turkey during its war for independence against occupying Allied powers Greece, France and Great Britain.

*Maps

*Late Ottoman territorial losses

*Ottoman Empire in WW1

*Treaty of Sevres, first imposed in 1920

*Greek invasion & retreat

*Books & articles by Ryan Gingeras cited:

-Fall of the Sultanate: The Great War and the End of the Ottoman Empire 1908–1922

-The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire

-"The History That Happened: Setting the Record Straight on the Armenian Genocide" by Ryan Gingeras, War on the Rocks, Dec 4 2019  

Total time: 1:40:16

Direct link to this episode's mp3 here