"The story of Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, the man who almost single-handedly led Turkey out of the Middle Ages into the 20th century. Shows how at the close of World War I, with the Ottoman Empire dismembered and disintegrating, he assumed control and, by degrees, reoriented the people educationally, religiously and politically until today they are strong NATO members." - Summary from Worldcat.

Part of the "Twentieth Century" series.