The Turkish War of Independence: A Military History, 1919-1923 - Paperbackby Edward J. Erickson (Author) The dramatic story of the turbulent birth of modern Turkey, which rose out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire to fight off Allied occupiers, Greek invaders, and internal ethnic groups to proclaim a new republic under Mustafa Kemal (Atat? rk). It is exceedingly rare to run across a major historical event that has no comprehensive English language history, but such was the case until The Turkish War of Independence brought