|
"Delves deeper into the conflict and provides background on how the Middle East became the fractious, violent region it is today" - Cheryl Cheng, Video Business
Blood and Oil - The Middles East in World War I exposes Western greed and political intrigue laying the foundation for wars, coups, revolts, oppressive dictators and military interventions in today's Middle East, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, modern Turkey and other hot spots are born as the British and French divide the "fruits of victory" in World War I. After the end of World War I, most of the Ottoman Empire was carved up into "spheres of influence", controlled mostly by the British and French. The remaining territories became the modern state of Turkey in 1923 - after a five-year struggle by Turkish nationalists against Western domination. Written and produced by Marty Callaghan (Archives of War, Remember Pearl Harbour: American Taken by Surprise), this feature-length documentary film follows conflict from the Ottoman Empire's entry into the Great War in October 1914 to the Allied Victory and declaration of the new Turkish Republic in 1923, and the hostilities that plagued the region since. The DVD also feature three extended expert interviews.
|
