[sargon]

I've only heard the words "Armenian Genocide". Other than that, I know virtually nothing about it—not even when it happened.

Other than the labeling of the historical fact that it happened, the only other thing I can recall is an iconic photograph of some cruel man taunting starving Armenian children by waving a piece of bread in front of them.

I'm sure I saw the photo in one of those "30 Amazing Historical Photos!" slideshows that you see on these clickbait sites.

I'm going to go to Wikipedia to learn more about the "Armenian Genocide". It sounds pretty awful...

[george76]

Armenian Genocide Library Opens in Washington.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3542042/posts

[Bookwoman]

The definitive book is forty Days of Muss Dagh. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CMGZKXC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492659532&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=forty+days+of+musa+dagh&dpPl=1&dpID=41HejEsG8ML&ref=plSrch
Supposedly The Promise is true to what is written there.

[Ciaphas Cain]

One of the very worst atrocities of the entire Twentieth Century.

And that's SAYIN' something.

[El Cid]

See Post 18 if you want to go to an audio link for a 68 minute talk about this genocide. It also touches on the genocide of the Assyrian Christians and Greek Christians (in Turkey) during this same time period.

[T-Bone Texan]

If you Google it you can see photos of crucified women, identified as Armenian Christians by their unique clothing.

[drop 50 and fire for effect]

The Wiki article is fairly biased, but gets the essential facts correct.

One of the key witnesses to the atrocities was a Venezuelan officer in the Ottoman Turk Army. He was a soldier of fortune who ended up seeing these events first hand.

To be somewhat fair, the Armenian Genocide occurred concurrently with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Collapse of the Russian Empire/Russian Civil War, World War I, and other regional assorted chaos.

But there simply was no rational reason for this slaughter except raw ethnic/religious hatred. In a chaotic, violent, era this event stands out for its horror.

[Bookwoman]

The definitive book is forty Days of Muss Dagh. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CMGZKXC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492659532&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=forty+days+of+musa+dagh&dpPl=1&dpID=41HejEsG8ML&ref=plSrch
Supposedly The Promise is true to what is written there.