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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Red Sveta on 03 September 2011, 09:56:06 PM

Title: Russians and turks.
Post by: Red Sveta on 03 September 2011, 09:56:06 PM

I have been looking for books etc on the fighting between the Russians and turks during the great war, but I dont seem to find too much on it. Can anyone recommend a book or site on the campaigns. Have some 20mm Russians and I would like to get some Turks to fight some scenarios out.

Title: Re: Russians and turks.
Post by: cuprum on 04 September 2011, 12:23:28 PM

Basic description of the fighting there in Wikipedia (look through the same page in other languages ​​- there are important differences and different illustrations).
 There is also a list of literature that described the topic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus_Campaign

Title: Re: Russians and turks.
Post by: Will Bailie on 04 September 2011, 07:50:21 PM

While not exactly history, John Buchan's novel "Greenmantle" has the Russian siege of Erzurum as its climax.  Gripping read, especially as it was written in 1916!

Title: Re: Russians and turks.
Post by: zebcook on 05 September 2011, 01:18:52 AM

Strongly recommend reading "A Peace to End All Peace" about the end of the Ottoman Empire immediately after WWI. Lots of Back of Beyond material there.

Title: Re: Russians and turks.
Post by: cdr on 06 September 2011, 05:04:05 PM

Try Eden to Armageddon World War I in the Middle East by Roger Ford

very interesting stuff on the Russian Turkish conflict, amphibious assaults, mountain warfare

Carl

Title: Re: Russians and turks.
Post by: Stecal on 08 September 2011, 10:49:33 PM

Ordered to Die covers the Turko-Russian front fairly well, but a high level (Brigade/Division)  There really aren't any lower level tactical histories that I am aware of.  Gallipoli, because it was a victory, sprouted a few Turkish Company level autobiographies.  I doubt anything similar arose out of the Russian front defeats.

Title: Re: Russians and turks.
Post by: jony663 on 21 September 2011, 04:18:30 PM

What Rules were you looking to use?

Title: Re: Russians and turks.
Post by: Mapleleaf on 09 October 2011, 11:49:03 AM

You are right books on the Russian and Turkish wars are certainly thin on the ground.

I can recommend one that has some info that you may need although it features the Middle East. It is David Fromkin's : A peace To End All Peace:The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East;

The Bibliography will  provide other sources.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peace-End-All-David-Fromkin/dp/0805088091/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1318157083&sr=8-5

Ted aka Mapleleaf