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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 1: Surprise Attack
Part 1 - Surprise Attack. Enver Pasha, minister of war for the Ottoman Empire, agrees to a secret alliance with Germany in August 1914. Istanbul mobilizes its army but remains neutral for nearly three months. Eager for a fight against Russia, Enver orders the Turkish Black Sea Fleet to bombard Russian seaports on October 29th. The Triple Entente -- France, Russia and Great Britain -- reacts swiftly and declares war against the Turks within a week.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in 1918, and the ongoing importance of Middle Eastern oil reserves to Western economies, a close study of...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 2: Military Disaster
Part 2 - Military Disaster. Enver Pasha takes personal command of the Ottoman Third Army (95,000 men) and sends it to attack Russian forces in the Caucasus. German military advisor, General Liman von Sanders, advises against a mountain offensive in winter. On December 29, 1914, the Ottoman advance is halted by about 100,000 Russian troops at Sarikamesh. Six days later, the Turks have lost 30,000 men and reel back toward the city of Erzurum. More soldiers desert or die of frostbite; more than half of the Third Army is lost.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in 1918, and the ongoing...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 3: The Dardanelles
Part 3 - A Franco-British fleet under Admiral Sackville Carden bombards Ottoman fortifications along the Dardanelles Straits, hoping to break through to Istanbul. Carden has a nervous breakdown and Rear Admiral John de Robeck takes charge of the 16-battleship task force. On March 18th, three Allied battleships are sunk by mines and three others are disabled. De Robeck fears losing more ships and decides to call off the attack. Despite the pleas of First Admiralty Lord Winston Churchill, the Allied Fleet withdraws. If only one British battleship had made it to Istanbul, the entire course of the war might have changed.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs....
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Polish Army at the Middle East
Mój drugi film poświęcony tematyce Wojska Polskiego
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Israeli Military- The greatest power in the Middle East!
Israeli military power example
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 6: Iraq Expedition
Part 6 - Iraq Expedition. The British land near Basra in southern Iraq to protect the oil fields in nearby Iran. British General John Nixon sends General Charles Townshend and his troops up the Tigris River Valley in the spring of 1915. After beating the Turks at Kut-el-Amara, Townshend is stopped in November at the Battle of Ctesiphon, only 25 miles from Baghdad. With supplies and ammunition running low, the British retreat downriver to Kut. The Turkish forces pursue Townshend and surround the city. They intend to starve the British into surrender.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 7: Caucasus Front
Part 7 - Caucasus Front. After the disaster at Sarikamesh, Russian troops arrive in force by February 1915 and begin an advance into eastern Turkey. In a series of battles, control over the region seesaws between the opposing forces. In September, Grand Duke Nicholas (uncle of Tsar Nicholas II) arrives to take command of the Caucasus front and plans a new offensive for the following year. In January 1916, the Russians advance again and capture the fortress city of Erzurum. By the end of August, Nicholas and his army have eastern Turkey firmly in their grasp.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 9: Desert War
Part 9 - Desert War. Beginning in early 1917, British troops under General Archibald Murray clear the Sinai Peninsula of Turkish forces. Murray begins a limited offensive into Palestine, where the Turks have built defensive positions along the ridges between Gaza and Beersheba, two natural gateways into the region. The British advance is slow and methodical; a railroad is built for supplies and reinforcements, and a pipeline is built to carry water for the troops and animals. But the searing Sinai Desert has a fierce effect on the British soldiers, and the sun's terrible heat becomes their worst enemy.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the...
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Mosaic: World News From The Middle East - November 9, 2007
For more: http://www.linktv.org/originalseries
"US Releases 8 Iranians Captured in Iraq," Al-Alam TV, Iran
"Race for Nuclear Arms in Middle East," Al Arabiya TV, UAE
"Turkey Achieves its Goal," Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq
"Saudi Arabia May Not Attend the Annapolis Peace Conference," IBA TV, Israel
"Turkey To Play An Important Role in Middle East Peace Process," Al Jazeera English, Qatar
"Police Accuses Al Mahdi Army of Many Crimes," Al Jazeera TV, Qatar
"MIR: Oil is King," Link TV, USA
Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani.
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 11: Gaza Battles
Part 11 - Gaza Battles. In March and April of 1917, the Turks win the first and second battles of Gaza, driving back the forces of General Archibald Murray. In June, the War Office in London removes Murray from command. In his place, General Edmund Allenby arrives with the succinct orders to "take Jerusalem by Christmas." October 31, 1917: in the Third Battle of Gaza, Allenby's army battles all day against the Turks at Beersheba, when a furious charge by the Australian Light Horse Regiment finally breaks the Turkish line. The British advance and capture Gaza soon after.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 12: Jerusalem Falls
Part 12 - Jerusalem Falls. Allenby pursues the retreating enemy, splitting the two Turkish armies -- the Eighth retreats up the coast and the Seventh falls back to Jerusalem. Turning toward Jerusalem, Allenby's troops advance and drive the enemy northward. On December 8th, civil authorities surrender the Holy City to the British. Three days later, General Allenby walks into Jerusalem as the city's 34th conqueror; Prime Minister Lloyd George and the British public have their "Christmas present" two weeks early.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in 1918, and the ongoing importance of Middle...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 13: Arab Revolt
Part 13 -- Arab Revolt. On June 5, 1916, Sherif Hussein proclaims Arab independence from the sultan in Istanbul; five days later, the Turkish garrison at Mecca surrenders. The Cairo Bureau assigns Major T.E. Lawrence to coordinate military operations with the Arab rebels. Yet much confusion exists as to the revolt's actual strength; British intelligence relies on a single Arab source whose information is suspect.
Promoted to colonel, "Lawrence of Arabia" and Prince Feisal lead the Arab Revolt in earnest by the start of 1918. His guerrillas attack the Hejaz Railway, running some 600 miles from Medina to Amman. Lawrence's actions pin down 25,000 Ottoman troops in blockhouses and outposts along the train line. By September, Lawrence and his guerrillas move north to operate on Allenby's...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 14: Palestine Front
Part 14 - Palestine Front. Reinforced during the summer of 1918, General Allenby plans a decisive drive against Istanbul. Utmost secrecy is maintained. British air power clears the sky of enemy observers. Dummy camps and horse lines help to obscure Allenby's intentions. The military balance is tipped heavily in favor of the British: 70,000 men and 540 guns against 8,000 Ottoman troops and 130 guns. At the Battle of Megiddo (September 19-21, 1918), the British drive the Ottoman Seventh and Eighth armies back in disorder toward the Jordan River.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in 1918,...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 15: Oil in Baku
Part 15 - Oil in Baku. By 1918, the oil fields of Baku become the objective for British, Turkish, and even Bolshevik forces. In January, General L.C. Dunsterville leads his troops ("Dunsterforce") from Baghdad to the Caspian Sea and into Baku by August. Meanwhile, the Turks finally drive Armenian rebels from Eastern Anatolia (March-April) while German troops land from the Black Sea and capture the city of Tiflis in the Caucasus (June12th). The Turks win the race to Baku and vigorously attack the British, who evacuate the city on September 14th. Two months later, a British naval flotilla on the Caspian Sea drives the Turks out of Baku.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt16: Istanbul Surrenders
Part 16 - Istanbul Surrenders. As Turkish troops retreat toward Istanbul, Allenby's army marches into Damascus on October 1, 1918 and takes Beirut the next day. The Desert Mounted Corps continues to spearhead the advance, reaching Aleppo on October 25th.
In Mesopotamia, a British force hurries north to secure the Mosul oil fields before the Ottomans can surrender. British General A.S. Cobbe speeds his cavalry to the outskirts of Mosul; they arrive on November 1st, two days after the Sultan has signed an armistice in Istanbul. Despite the fact that the war is officially over, Cobbe receives orders to take Mosul. After some squabbling, Halil Pasha agrees to evacuate his garrison from the city on November 14th. The British now control most of the oil reserves in the region.
Except for the...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 17: Mustafa Kemal
Part 17 - Mustafa Kemal. Leaving Istanbul under the ruse of disarming Ottoman forces in the Anatolian interior, Colonel Mustafa Kemal lands at the Black Sea port of Samsun on May 19, 1919. He rallies patriotic Turks in a nationalist front and solidifies his efforts at two separate conferences, one at Sivas and the other at Erzurum. Kemal works ceaselessly in building a new army and government to preserve the Turkish nation.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in 1918, and the ongoing importance of Middle Eastern oil reserves to Western economies, a close study of this conflict provides two...
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Russia Sells Powerful Arms To China and Middle East
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Blood and Oil -- Middle East in WWI Pt 18: Spoils of War
Part 18 -- Spoils of War. Since the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, France and Great Britain have planned to carve up the Ottoman Empire between them. On August 20, 1919, the Treaty of Sevres strips the Ottoman Empire of all its holdings outside Anatolia, except for a small piece of European land. France and Great Britain claim huge areas of Ottoman territory as "spheres of influence" in the Middle East, and guarantee British control of oil supplies in Iraq. On paper, the Armenians are promised an independent republic. Kemal's nationalists reject the treaty as they prepare to fight British, Armenian, French, and Greek invaders.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 19: Turkey Fights Back
Part 19 - Turkey Fights Back. Turkish forces under General Kazim Karibakir go on the offensive against Armenia in October 1919. They capture the city of Kars on October 21st and steadily push the Armenians back toward Yerevan in the Caucasus. Establishing a new nationalist government at Ankara in April 1920, Mustafa Kemal and his generals pursue their offensive against Armenian forces in eastern Turkey. On December 3, 1920, the Kemalist government signs a peace treaty with Armenia and hostilities are officially ended.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in 1918, and the ongoing importance...
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Blood and Oil - Middle East in WWI Pt 20: Greco-Turkish War
Part 20 - Greco-Turkish War. The Allies, exhausted from four years of total war, readily accept Greece's offer to suppress the Turkish nationalist movement. On May 15, 1919, a Greek Army lands on the western coast of Turkey, with an Italian force also landing farther south. By July, Greek forces have captured a large portion of western Turkey, encountering little opposition.
Having disposed of the Armenian threat in the east, Turkish forces turn toward the Greek army in the west. In August 1922, the Turks launch a counter-offensive and drive the Greeks back toward Izmir (Smyrna) on the southwest coast of Turkey. On September 11th, the Turks recapture Izmir, and Kemal advances toward British forces at Istanbul.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat...
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