McMeekin's use of Ottoman and Russian archival materials has greatly enriched historical understanding of the last quarter of the 19th century and its lead-up to WWI. In this installment, he focuses on Turkey, from the 1908 Young Turks to the devastating forced movements of peoples in the aftermath of the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and the Treaty of Sevres. It's interesting to see the Arab Revolt and Lawrence put into less legendary perspective, and he looks at the Armenian Genocide head on, although in the context of the war and other Turkish-driven decisions. This ably sets the stage for the rash of new country creation in the Middle East, and the place Turkey see for itself as the inheritor of Ottoman authority in the region.