The evocative, first-hand accounts of American ambassador Henry Morgenthau regarding the Armenian genocide are one of the most thorough, authoritative sources on the atrocities. This book contains the full accounts of Henry Morgenthau throughout his posting in Constantinople, Turkey. At the time the Ottoman Empire was on the brink of collapse; amid the chaos and upheaval began the Armenian genocide, a ruthless campaign of targeted killing which occurred over eight years, from 1915 to 1923. As ambassador, Henry Morgenthau received regular, excruciating reports of mass murder and forced deportation. Despite the efforts of Henry Morgenthau to convince his superiors in Washington to intervene on humanitarian grounds, his pleas fell on deaf ears. The evidence he personally reviewed and verified are related in this book, as are many high-level meetings Morgenthau personally held with Ottoman leaders in an attempt to stem the holocaust of the Armenian people.

"Secrets of the Bosphorus" represents the memoirs of Henry Morgenthau Sr., U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1916. The book covers Morgenthau's service in Turkey, from 1913 until the day of his resignation from the post. "Secrets of the Bosphorus" is a primary source regarding the Armenian Genocide, and the Greek Genocide during the last years of the Ottoman Empire. When published, the book came under criticism by two prominent American historians regarding its coverage of Germany in the weeks before the beginning of the First World War.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1918 Edition.