Armenian Genocide

One must be careful in choosing books dealing with this controversial subject, since there are many books that have been polluted with conclusions for the reader rather than facts. Some books that are popular about this subject, have been made popular by nationalists buying books that support their thesis. The vast majority of books on the subject have been written by Armenians since many nationalists of Armenian descent have declared a cultural objective to force recognition of their genocide while silencing any opposing views on the issue. Some Turks and Armenians that have written books are survivors of massacres committed by the other side; however, since they are not historians or scholars, their work can only prove killings and massacres, but not genocide.

Below, our team has gathered a list of verified historians and scholars who do not have subjective opinions on the history of the last days of the Ottoman Empire. Some of these books are banned by the Armenian government.

Featured Spotlight Book

One of the best and most neutral books on the subject written by a Holocaust survivor (left Germany in 1939). This book is our featured spotlight book because of the extensive focus on the arguments of the issue. Other books by Ottoman Historians are more detailed and extensive dealing with the history surrounding the events. This book discusses the arguments and the historical context of the Armenian Genocide dispute. This book is very well written with a neutral style that presents both the Armenian and Turkish perspective of history and debates which scenario or perspective is more accurate.

Western History Books

List of historically neutral books by various unbiased Western historians and scholars on the events labeled as the Armenian Genocide:

• Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey: A Disputed Genocide by Guenter Lewy (ISBN13: 978-0874808902)
• The Ottoman Peoples and the End of Empire (Historical Endings) by Justin McCarthy (ISBN13: 978-0340706572)
• Death and Exile: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims, 1821-1922 by Justin McCarthy (ISBN13: 978-0874808902)
• The Armenian Rebellion at Van by Justin McCarthy (ISBN13: 978-0874808704)
• The Armenian File: The Myth of Innocence Exposed by Kamuran Gurun (ISBN13: 978-9759703042)
• Armenia — Secrets of a 'Christian' Terrorist State by Sam Weems
• Who Are the Turks? by Justin McCarthy (ISBN13: 978-0944675717)
• History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey: Volume 2, Reform, Revolution, and Republic: The Rise of Modern Turkey 1808-1975 by Stanford J. Shaw, Ezel Kural Shaw
• Eastern Front 1914-1917 by Norman Stone
• World War One: A Short History by Norman Stone
• British Documents on Ottoman Armenians - Volume I (1856-1880) by Bilal N. Simsir
• Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913 by Edward J. Erickson (ISBN13: 978-0275978884)
• Military History of the Ottoman Empire: Mehmet to Atatürk by Mesut Uyar, Edward J Erickson

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Some of these books show the extent of the Armenian Revolution. Some of these books have run out of print:

• History of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation: Dashnaktsutiun (A complete history of the powerful Armenian Revolutionary Federation)