The Greek Genocide in American Naval War Diaries Naval Commanders Report and Protest Death Marches and Massacres in Turkey's Pontus Region, 1921-1922 |
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| Editor:
| Koktzoglou, Sam
Shenk, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60801-197-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2020 |
| Publisher: | University of New Orleans Publishing
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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This book is a gripping collection of American naval war diaries recently found in the National Archives about what was happening on the northern coast of Turkey in 1921-1922. At the time, a series of American destroyers were continuously stationed at the port of Samsun, and the destroyer captains describe here many of the atrocities then being perpetrated upon the Asia Minor Greek minority by the ruling Nationalist Turks, along with local Greek reactions.
This book is a gripping collection of American naval war diaries recently found in the National Archives about what was happening on the northern coast of Turkey in 1921-1922. At the time, a series of American destroyers were continuously stationed at the port of Samsun, and the destroyer captains describe here many of the atrocities then being perpetrated upon the Asia Minor Greek minority by the ruling Nationalist Turks, along with local Greek reactions.