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Between 1911 and 1923, a series of wars gradually engulfed the Ottoman Empire and its dependent states. People think they already know this history very well, but in fact they know far less. The author of this book, Sean McMeekin, shows us a brand-new history of the Ottoman Empire based on the latest disclosed information. Based on the author's groundbreaking research into Ottoman and Russian archives made public this year, The End of the Ottoman Empire reveals the underlying strategic causes that still influence the new instability in the postwar Middle East today. Through his astonishing storytelling abilities, McMeekin recreates an epic story from the perspective of the Ottoman Empire. The most commendable thing is that when describing a war with multiple complexities and multiple belligerents, he may exercise the restraint of a true scholar and maintain a neutral attitude toward all parties. On the other hand, McMeekin brilliantly reconstructs the impact of World War I on the world and the subsequent overthrow of the Ottoman Empire in this book, records the birth of modern Turkey and how other countries carved up the territory of the empire, and provides a new perspective on the ethnic and religious massacres and forced population migration during the demise of the Ottoman Empire. Through this book, the origins of various aspects of the modern Middle East's problems are made known to the public.