Ambassador Morgenthau's Story

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story

Originally published in 1918, "Ambassador Morgenthau's Story" is one of the most insightful and compelling accounts of what became a recurring horror during the 20th century: ethnic cleansing and genocide. While he served as the U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1916, Henry Morgenthau witnessed the rise of a new nationalism in Turkey, one that declared "Turkey for the Turks." He grew alarmed as he received reports from missionaries and consuls in the interior of Turkey that described deportation and massacre of the Armenians. The ambassador beseeched the U.S. government to intervene, but it refrained, leaving Morgenthau without official leverage. His recourse was to appeal personally to the consciences of Ottoman rulers and their German allies; when that failed, he drew international media attention to the genocide and spearheaded private relief efforts. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

"Ambassador Morgenthau has always been one of the most reliable sources on the Armenian Genocide. No surprise that so many attempts have been made to tarnish his image, or to question his testimonies on the terrible crime committed by the Ottoman Empire against its Christian Armenian subjects. Yet, the Morgenthau version of the 1915 events is abslutely irrefutable, and I strongly recommend this book to those interested in finding out what has really happened during the agony of the "ill man of Europe"." - Amazon Reviewer
Country USA
Author Henry Morgenthau
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
NumberOfPages 352
PublicationDate 2011-10-17
ReleaseDate 2011-10-17

Country	USA
Author	Henry Morgenthau
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2011-10-17
ReleaseDate	2011-10-17

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story

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