Armenian Massacres: Or, The Sword of Mohammed ... Including a Full Account of the Turkish People

Frederick Davis Greene

• Publisher: Bonhopai Books
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN:
  9781779791764
• Subtopic: Islamic Theology

Frederick Davis Greene's Armenian Massacres is a harrowing and meticulously documented chronicle of the late 19th-century atrocities committed against the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire. Published in the wake of the 1894–1896 Hamidian massacres, the book compiles survivor testimonies, diplomatic reports, missionary accounts, and press coverage to build a searing indictment of state-sanctioned violence. Greene's narrative is not merely journalistic—it is an impassioned plea for humanitarian intervention and international accountability. He places the massacres within a broader historical and political context, examining the rise of Ottoman nationalism, the vulnerability of Christian minorities, and the indifference or paralysis of Western powers. Graphic and unflinching, Greene's descriptions expose the scale of brutality inflicted on Armenian men, women, and children, as well as the systematic nature of the extermination. He also honors acts of resistance and rescue, underscoring the courage of those who defied tyranny. The book served as a wake-up call to the Western world and played a significant role in shaping early humanitarian discourse. While reflecting its time in tone and terminology, the urgency of Greene's message remains tragically relevant. Armenian Massacres is a foundational text in genocide studies and human rights advocacy, preserving the voices of victims and bearing witness to a crime that foreshadowed even greater horrors in the 20th century.

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• PART I
• DEDICATION
• INTRODUCTION.
• PREFACE.
• CHAPTER I.—A CHAPTER OF HORRORS.
• CHAPTER II.—GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT EASTERN TURKEY.
• CHAPTER III.—THE CHRONIC CONDITION OF ARMENIA AND KURDISTAN.
• CHAPTER IV.—OTTOMAN PROMISES AND THEIR FULFILMENT.
• CHAPTER V.—THE OUTCOME OF THE TREATY OF BERLIN.
• CHAPTER VI.—THE SULTAN AND THE SUBLIME PORTE.
• CHAPTER VII.—PREVIOUS ACTS OF THE TURKISH TRAGEDY.
• CHAPTER VIII.—ISLAM AS A FACTOR OF THE PROBLEM.
• CHAPTER IX.—GLADSTONE ON THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE AND ON TURKISH MISRULE.
• CHAPTER X.—WHO ARE THE ARMENIANS?
• CHAPTER XI.—AMERICANS IN TURKEY, THEIR WORK AND INFLUENCE.
• CHAPTER XII.—ARMENIAN VILLAGE LIFE.
• PART II
• NOTE.
• CHAPTER XIII.—Appalling Condition of Armenia.
• CHAPTER XIV.—Mr. Gladstone on the Armenian Question.
• CHAPTER XV.—The Cry from Armenia.
• CHAPTER XVI.—The Shame of Christendom.
• CHAPTER XVII.—An Appeal for Armenia.
• CHAPTER XVIII.—The Massacre at Urfa.
• CHAPTER XIX.—The Last the Worst.
• CHAPTER XX.—Russia and Turkey.
• CHAPTER XXI.—The Tyrant Turk and the Craven Statesmen.
• CHAPTER XXII.—International Politics at Constantinople.
• CHAPTER XXIII.—The Blot on the Century.
• CHAPTER XXIV.—THE ARMENIANS—WHO are They?
• CHAPTER XXV.—The Turkish Question in Germany.
• CHAPTER XXVI.—Turkish Oppression.
• CHAPTER XXVII.—Missionary Work in Turkey.
• CHAPTER XXVIII.—Turkey and the Turks.
• CHAPTER XXIX.—The Turkish Government.
• CHAPTER XXX.—Relief for Suffering Armenia.
• CHAPTER XXXI.—Cause and Extent of the Recent Atrocities.
• CHAPTER XXXII.—To the Rescue.
• CHAPTER XXXIII.—What One May See in Armenia.
• CHAPTER XXXIV.—The Turks and their Religion.
• CHAPTER XXXV.—History of Turkey and the Mohammedan Power.