Published by London; etc.: Tauris, 1991
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xv, 211 Seiten, OPpbd., OU., 21,5 x 14 cm. Mit eigenhändiger datierter Widmung und Signatur Birands ("Mehmed") auf dem Titelblatt. Die Widmung richtet sich an Theo Sommer. - With a Foreword by William Hale. Translated from the Turkish by Saliha Paker and Ruth Christie. - In englischer Sprache. - "The Turkish armed forces, over 800.000 strong, occupy a very special position in Turkish society. One of the largest armies in NATO, it is accorded a status enjoyed by no other European army. Its influence on the political life of the Republic runs deep. Three times - in 1961, 1971 and 1980 - the army has intervened in politics, on the third occasion to undertake wholesale constitutional and legal restructuring. 'Shirts of Steel' is a unique study of the Turkish army from the inside by one of Turkey's most distinguished journalists" (Klappentext). - Provenienz: Bibliothek des Journalisten und ZEIT-Herausgebers Theo Sommer (1930-2022; Nachlassexlibris auf dem vorderen Spiegel). Einige Seiten mit Anstreichungen Sommers. - Gutes Exemplar.