Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-long Struggle for Justice

Michael Bobelian

Sep 2009 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

From 1915 to 1923, the Ottoman Empire drove the Armenians from their ancestral homeland and slaughtered 1.5 million of them in the process. While there was an initial global outcry and a movement led by Woodrow Wilson to aid the “starving Armenians,” the promises to hold the perpetrators accountable were never fulfilled. In this groundbreaking work, Michael Bobelian profiles the leading players—Armenian activists and assassins, Turkish diplomats, U.S. officials— each of whom played a significant role in furthering or opposing the century-long Armenian quest for justice in the face of Turkish denial of its crimes, and reveals the events that have conspired to eradicate the “forgotten Genocide” from the world’s memory.

Ratings and reviews

Michael Bobelian is a great journalist an a lawyer and his book, "Children of Armenia" definetly proves the latter statement. A thorough research within the incessant amount of documents reveals fundamental evidences of post-Genocide era. It reveals the lifelong struggle of Armenians to achieve justice. Bobelian also does a great job in describing the events in Armenia in 1965. He describes the commencement of Turkey's importance to USA and the importance of the Truman Doctrine in US' foreign policy, particularly Turkey. Bobelian then goes further to describe Armenians' fight for justice and the gag rule of Turkey to silence democracy with threats. He also talks about the terrorist groups that were organized to bring more broad attention concerning the Genocide. He brings different aproaches to this issue. Since the community had mixed feelings, Bobelian did a great job of researching all the sides. BUT, there is a little bit of CRITICISM that should be done on this book.First, he uses the word "tribe" repeatedly to describe the Armenians under Ottoman rule. Armenian "race" would've sounded much better. Also he rarely-if ever-talks about the Armenian National Committee of America. ANCA is no less active than the Armenian Assembly of America. Lastly, in the back of the book he has the Armenian map where Nagorno Karabakh region is within the territory of Azerbaijan. It is not in Armenia's nor Azerbaijan's territory.

About the author

Michael Bobelian, a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, is a lawyer, journalist, and third-generation Armenian survivor. His work has appeared in Forbes .com, American Lawyer, and Legal Affairs magazine. He has also appeared on NPR’s Leonard Lopate show. He lives in New York City with his wife and infant daughter.