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Offline Red Sveta

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Russians and turks.
« 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.

Offline cuprum

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Re: Russians and turks.
« Reply #1 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
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Offline Will Bailie

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Re: Russians and turks.
« Reply #2 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!

Offline zebcook

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Re: Russians and turks.
« Reply #3 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.

Offline cdr

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Re: Russians and turks.
« Reply #4 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

Offline Stecal

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Re: Russians and turks.
« Reply #5 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.
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Offline jony663

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Re: Russians and turks.
« Reply #6 on: 21 September 2011, 04:18:30 PM »
What Rules were you looking to use?
Regards Jon

Offline Mapleleaf

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Re: Russians and turks.
« Reply #7 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

 

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