Description
Book SynopsisInitially published in French under the title Operation Nemesis, this revealing work is a study of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and the individuals responsible for the execution of Turkish leaders involved in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Derogy''s rigorous research and detective work bring to life the disciplined effort by Armenian nationalists to seek retribution for historic crimes against the Armenian people.
The work richly details Turkish plans for the liquidation of the Armenian people, the individuals selected to assassinate the genocidists, and documents for the first time the role of the organized Armenian political opposition to Turkish rule. In doing so, Derogy brings to light the relationship between the legal party and its extra-legal arm; the mechanisms needed to implement the daring plan of assassination; and the special post-war circumstances in which the Armenian nation found itself torn asunder by a Turkish-Soviet detente, in which the ind
Table of Contents
Contents A Note on Sources Foreword by Gerard Chaliand Preface Prologue: A Commando Group of Avengers 1. The Passengers on the Lorelei 2. The Season of the Judges 3. Servicing the Debt 4. Return to Heartbreak House 5. The Statue of the Commendatore 6. The Minutes of a Trial 7. Baku Avenged in Constantinople 8. The Army of the Attics 9. Roman Holidays 10. A Mole in Berlin 11. Bearding the Cheka 12. Enver: This Evening, in Samarkand Epilogue: The Uncompleted Mission Bibliography
