Ottoman Empire in World War I
Subject in History
Ottoman Empire in World War I has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook argues that Allied assumptions of Ottoman weakness rested on racial superiority, when the Ottomans were battle-hardened.
“the Turks, the Ottomans, are not a joke at all. They are battle-hardened”
The Rest Is History: 675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5) (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 49:45
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland argues the British feared that any retreat at Gallipoli might provoke an empire-wide jihad.
“they're nervous that any loss of face might precipitate a kind of Asian-wide jihad against the empire”
The Rest Is History: 675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5) (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 16:46
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)The Rest Is History · May 31, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount the origins of the Gallipoli campaign, Churchill's Dardanelles scheme, and the bloody Allied landings of 25 April 1915.