A Crime of Vengeance: An Armenian Struggle for Justice [Paperback]

Edward Alexander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2000

Turkey's massacre of Amrenians in 1915 and the six year hunt and assassination of former Grand Visier Talaat Pasha as revealed in an internationally-covered Berlin murder trial in 1921.

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About the Author

Edward Alexander, a retired Foreign Service officer of Armenian descent, has served in West Berlin, Budapest, Athens, East Berlin, and Washington, where he established the first Voice of America broadcasts in Armenian to the Soviet Union.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (April 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595088856
• ISBN-13: 978-0595088850
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,016,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His facts are accurate!, June 25, 2003

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This review is from: A Crime of Vengeance: An Armenian Struggle for Justice (Paperback)

The government of Turkey goes to great lengths to deny the twentieth century's First Genocide. Ed Alexender relied on the historical archives of at least several countries , mainly Germany and USA's National Archives.Being a retired foreign service officer, he knows the value of facts and he documents his facts quite well!
When it comes to presenting facts, I believe the reviewer from Turkey is presenting his goverments misguided policy and nothing else. His reviews are always negative when it deals with the Armenian Genocide.
I recommend this book highly!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read and great account of history, April 1, 2005

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Karen Kostanian (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Crime of Vengeance: An Armenian Struggle for Justice (Hardcover)

Edward Alexander does a great job to present a historical account of the events of the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Young Turks in 1915. The book is a great read because detailed historical research is presented in a form of a thriller of one of the most famous assassinations and subsequent trials of modern history.

Let me also point out that Alexander's account represents a very objective view of history, praising numerous Turkish officials (like the governor of Der Zor, and 50 Turkish parliamentarians) and individuals who tried to protect the Armenians and refused to carry out orders of Talaat and Enver.

As for the reader below, don't mind him. The entire Turkish nation still thinks that the best way of facing a black page of their history is trying to sweep it under the rug. My advice to him is to bow his head to the memory of the victims, ask for forgiveness and reconciliation so that Armenians and Turks can once again be friends.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars International Justice, October 24, 2000

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This review is from: A Crime of Vengeance: An Armenian Struggle for Justice (Paperback)

This book is a worthy read for students, scholars, and laymen interested in the complex and ofthen paradoxical arena of international justice. Written in the form of a thriller that could rival LeCarre ,Angler, and Ludlum. This book delves deep into the psyche of the victims of genocide in a masterful tribute to the human spirit to endure adversity and mete out justice.