Books by Edward J. (Marine Corps University Erickson

Mustafa Kemal was one of the 20th century's greatest combat commanders. Born in Salonika to a middle-class family, this book follows the life of a great commander who served in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12 and the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 before taking command of the 19th Division based in Gallipoli during World War l.

Edward Erickson studies the operations of the Ottoman Army from October 1912 through July 1913 and provides a comprehensive explanation of its doctrines and planning procedures.

The first general history in English of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Ordered to Die is based on newly available Turkish archival and official sources.