About the Author

Edward J. Erickson was born in Norwich, New York, USA. He retired from a long distinguished US Army career which included service in senior positions in Europe and the Middle East, in particular in Turkey and Iraq. He is one of the foremost authorities on the Ottoman Army during the Great War. Among the many articles and books he has published are Ordered To Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War and Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans 1912-1913. Lieutenant-Colonel Erickson is currently working on Palestine: the Ottoman Campaigns of 1915-1918.