The book by Henry Morgenthau, the United States Ambassador to Turkey from 1913 to 1916, opens a shocking page in history. It describes the destruction of the Armenian nation in the eastern regions of the Turkish Empire. Murders, robberies, torture and deportations are just a few of what the oppressed people had to endure. Morgenthau presents an in-depth analysis of the situation, supported by information from official sources. In addition, he describes the process of becoming a professional Turkish army and the government intrigues of the Young Turks, and also introduces the reader to the German propaganda policies that dragged Turkey into the First World War.