Roubicek M. Modern Ottoman Troops 1797-1915 in Contemporary Pictures

Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 1978. - 60 pgs. This book surveys the little known subject of the last forces of the Ottoman empire throughout the long 19th century. They were an international armed force whose ranks included Turks, Arabs, Kurds, Jews, Greeks, and Assyrians. Finally the First World War heralded the death knell of this most unique cosmopolitan host.