LEADER 05403cam a2200745 i 4500001 266546 005 20240621200849.0 008 161213s2017 nyuab b 000 0aeng 010 2016055997 019 99161117599478887310022406291003348080100507994710059105451007814127 020 9781412865524 |q(hardcover ; |qacid-free paper) 020 1412865522 |q(hardcover ; |qacid-free paper) 020 |z9781412864817 |q(electronic book) 035 (OCoLC)ocn965803767 035 266546 042 pcc 043 a-tu--- 049 LHMA 041 1 eng |harm 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dBTCTA |dOCLCQ |dYDX |dOCLCQ |dYDX |dOCLCO |dEYM |dCNCGM |dGUA |dOCLCQ |dOCLCF |dOCLCA |dLHM 050 00 DS195.5 |b.A424 2017 100 1 Alexanian, Yervant, |d1895-1983, |eauthor. 245 10 Forced into genocide : |bmemoirs of an Armenian soldier in the Ottoman Turkish army / |cYervant N. Alexanian ; edited by Adrienne G. Alexanian ; with an introduction by Sergio La Porta and a foreword by Israel W. Charny ; translations from Armenian: Simon Beugekian (in collaboration with Adrienne G. Alexanian). 264 1 New York, NY : |bTransaction Publishers is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business, |c[2017] 300 xxix, 145 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Armenian Studies Series 520 2 "This memoir recalls Yervant Alexanian's death-defying experiences in the center of the Armenian Genocide. Like other Armenians of his generation, he was an eyewitness to the massacre and dislocation of his family and fellow countrymen in Ottoman Turkey during World War I. Alexanian was conscripted into the Turkish army--but unlike others so conscripted, he survived. Alexanian was forced to become an onlooker while he watched the atrocities unfold. His story of resourceful action and fateful turns is a suspenseful 'insider's account' of a Genocide survivor. From his singular position, Alexanian was able to document the tragedy of his people in his journals and diaries, but he also offers us a behind-the-scenes look into the motivations and actions of Turkish military officials as they committed the atrocities. His story continues after the war as we follow the trail of his journey through Europe and finally to America, where he found solace and was able to start anew with fellow survivors. No comparable account exists in the literature of the Armenian Genocide. This edition, translated from Alexanian's hand-written Armenian-language chronicle, includes never-before-seen documents and photos that the author preserved. Through his eyes we relive the astonishing cruelty of the Genocide's perpetrators--but also rare, unexpected acts of humanity between victim and oppressor"--Provided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144). 505 0 Memoirs of Yervant (Edward) Alexanian -- Childhood/Early Life -- School Years -- Life in Sivas before Deportations -- Deportations and Genocide -- Life in the Army -- Istanbul -- America -- Afterword -- Final Thoughts (1953) -- Appendices -- A: Reflections of Yervant Alexanian -- B: Letters of Yervant Alexanian -- C: Documents of Yervant Alexanian (Facsimile with English transcript/translation) -- Timeline -- Map: Armenian population centers in Ottoman Turkey, on the eve of the Armenian Genocide -- Photo Essay: Scenes from Sivas. 546 In English, translated from the Armenian. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Alexanian, Yervant, |d1895-1983. 600 17 Alexanian, Yervant, |d1895-1983. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01988358 611 27 World War (1914-1918) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180746 650 0 Genocide |zTurkey |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923. 650 0 Armenians |xCrimes against |zTurkey |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 World War, 1914-1918 |xAtrocities. 650 0 World War, 1914-1918 |vPersonal narratives, Armenian. 650 0 Soldiers |zTurkey |vBiography. 650 0 Armenians |zTurkey |zSivas |vBiography. 651 0 Sivas (Turkey) |vBiography. 650 7 Armenians. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00814767 650 7 Armenians |xCrimes against. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00814771 650 7 Atrocities. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00820727 650 7 Genocide. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00940208 650 7 Soldiers. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01125233 651 7 Turkey. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01208963 651 7 Turkey |zSivas. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01228712 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 Biography. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Personal narratives |vArmenian. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01424074 655 7 Autobiographies. |2lcgft 655 7 Personal narratives. |2lcgft 700 1 Alexanian, Adrienne G., |eeditor. 700 1 La Porta, Sergio. 700 1 Beugekian, Simon, |etranslator. 776 08 |iOnline version:Alexanian, Yervant, 1895-1983. |tForced into genocide. |dNew Brunswick (U.S.A.) : Transaction Publishers, 2017 |z9781412864817 |w(DLC) 2016059189 830 0 Armenian studies (New Brunswick, N.J.) 852 0 |bstacks |hDS195.5 |i.A424 2017 |tc. 1 852 0 |bscstacks |hDS195.5 |i.A424 2017 |tc. 2