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Ambassador Morgenthau's Story


by Henry Morgenthau

Examples of the uniform and kit of 'the modern Turkish soldier' from 'Ambassador Morgenthau's Story' by Henry Morgenthau, American Ambassador to Turkey from 1913 to 1916.
Text:
The Modern Turkish Soldier
In the uniform and equipment introduced by the Germans. The fez - the immemorial symbol of the Ottoman - is replaced by a modern helmet.

Examples of the uniform and kit of 'the modern Turkish soldier' from 'Ambassador Morgenthau's Story' by Henry Morgenthau, American Ambassador to Turkey from 1913 to 1916.

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story by Henry Morgenthau, Formerly American Ambassador to Turkey

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1918

Copyright: 1918, by Doubleday, Page & Company