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In the land of blood and tears : experiences in Mesopotamia during the World War (1914-1918) / edited with a preface by Ara Ghazarians ; foreword by Vahakn N. Dadrian ; introduction by Hans-Lukas Kieser.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Künzler, Jakob, 1871-1949, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Im Lande des Blutes und der Tränen. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Künzler, Jakob, 1871-1949.
- Künzler, Jakob.
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Swiss.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923--Turkey--Urfa.
- Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923.
- Armenians--Turkey--Urfa--History.
- Armenians.
- Kurds--Turkey--Şanlıurfa--History.
- Kurds.
- History.
- Turkey--Şanlıurfa.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- Swiss.
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- lxii, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, Mass. : Armenian Cultural Foundation, 2007.
- Summary:
- "Presents information regarding the Armenian massacres in Urfa, Ottoman Turkey during the world War I. Includes maps, illustrations, and two select bibliographies, and two introductory articles"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The war begins
- On the trail of diplomacy
- Requisitions
- Evil prospects
- Fatal hours
- Away with the labor battalions
- August 19th
- Deportees from the north
- The calm before the storm
- Deathly fear
- Occupation of the German industrial grounds
- The American mission station
- Collapse of the resistance
- The surrender
- Hagob
- Turkish promises
- The death of Mr. Leslie
- Court-martial investigations
- The forced evacuation
- Harassment
- A consolation
- A Turkish orphanage
- Traitors
- Sundry sanctuaries
- The liquidation commission
- British psychosis
- Doctor without a degree
- The closing of the German mission hospital
- The last deportations
- The fate of the Garabed Karakashian
- The Kurdish deportation
- Rakka
- Sundry rescue work
- The sallow horse
- Elias, the coachman
- Mardiros
- German-Turkish and Turkish-German
- Germans in Urfa
- The banknote
- The food prices
- Dawn
- The destroyed quarter
- Bells and other sounds
- Death of the traitor
- Ali Ihsan Paşa
- The arrival of the British
- A last unsuccessful harassment
- Arrival of the aid expedition
- An airplane over Urfa
- Concerns about bills
- Insightful Mohammedans
- Departure
- Closing words
- Last experiences in Turkey
- Back in Urfa
- The spies
- Agitation for the Armenians
- The emigration
- Brew-i-davo
- The confession
- The whirlwind
- The corral
- The Greek orphans from Malatya
- From foe to friend
- The end of the Urfa station
- The Turks and the Armenians: a new phase
- For the Red Crescent.
- Notes:
- "Translated from the 1999 German ed."--- Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780967462189
- 0967462185
- OCLC:
- 124036317
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