The Ottoman Empire
Season 1
Ep 32. Ottoman Collapse, 1916-1918
- TV-PG
- May 26, 2017
- 31 min
By 1916, the Ottoman Empire was fighting for its very survival. Professor Harl reveals the impact of the Russian Revolution on the war, the steady deterioration of the empire over the course of the fighting, and the army's ultimate collapse, which came suddenly and unexpectedly, in late 1918.