The Tragedy of the Armenian People. Dark Pages of the History of the Ottoman Empire. Notes of the American Ambassador. 1915—1916

The tragedy of the Armenian people. Dark pages of the history of the Ottoman Empire. Notes of the American Ambassador. The book by Henry Morgenthau, Ambassador of the United States of America to Turkey from 1913 to 1916, unveils a shocking chapter of history. It describes the annihilation of the Armenian nation in the eastern regions of the Turkish Empire. Murders, pillaging, torture, and deportation are just some of what the oppressed people endured. Morgenthau provides a deep analysis of the situation, supporting it with information from official sources. 

Furthermore, he describes the process of the formation of a professional Turkish army and the government intrigues of the Young Turks, as well as introducing the reader to the German propaganda policies that drew Turkey into World War I.