armenian massacres, 1915-1923

Analyzes the 1915-1923 Armenian genocide orchestrated by Turkey.

"Around 1915, the Young Turks viewed Turkish Armenians as dangerous conspirators, so it endeavored to force thousands of them from their homes. They were massacred or marched to death. When all was said and done, between 600,000 and 1,500,000 Armenians died. This informative book offers a historical backdrop on the events that transpired to result in the Armenian genocide. Readers will learn about what happened during the genocide and in its aftermath, as well as get a closer look at how this period in Armenian history is viewed from a modern-day perspective"--Amazon.com.

Presents parallel stories of a woman who falls in love with an Armenian soldier during the Armenian Genocide of World War I and a modern-day New Yorker prompted to rediscover her Armenian past.

Inspired by a true story, this relates the tale of siblings Sosi, Shahen, and Mariam who survive the Armenian genocide of 1915 by escaping from Turkey alone over the mountains.

A granddaughter travels to Turkey and Syria in order to find out the story of her grandfather's escape from genocide in Armenia during World War I.

A novel about two young women and the link between their families. Armanoush is an Armenian American who wants to travel to Turkey and Asya lives in Istanbul while developing interests in Johnny Cash and the French existentialists.

Aram Haigaz was fifteen when he lost most of his family due to the Ottoman Turkish government's attack on Armenia. He and his mother were put on a forced march toward the Syrian desert without food, water, or shelter, as part of the systematic plan to annihilate the Christian Armenian population of Turkey in 1915. In order to survive, he converted to Islam and spent four years living as a Muslim servant and shepherd among Kurdish tribes in the rugged mountains. He ultimately escaped and came to the United States in 1921.

Covers the systematic extermination and deportation of Armenians from their homeland.

Examines the effects of the Armenian massacres that occurred from 1915 to 1923, discussing how that incident still resonates and influences their people and government in the present day.

Inspired by a true story, this relates the tale of siblings Sosi, Shahen, and Mariam who survive the Armenian genocide of 1915 by escaping from Turkey alone over the mountains.