Operation Nemesis

The Assassination Plot That Avenged the Armenian Genocide

By: Eric Bogosian

Narrated by: Eric Bogosian

Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

A masterful account of the conspiracy of assassins that hunted down the perpetrators of a genocide.

In 1921 a small group of self-appointed patriots set out to avenge the deaths of almost one million victims of the Armenian Genocide. They named their operation Nemesis after the Greek goddess of retribution. Over several years the men tracked down and assassinated former Turkish leaders. The story of this secret operation has never been fully told until now.

Eric Bogosian goes beyond simply telling the story of this cadre of Armenian assassins to set the killings in context by providing a summation of Ottoman and Armenian history as well as the history of the genocide itself. Casting fresh light on one of the great crimes of the 20th century and one of history's most remarkable acts of political retribution, and drawing upon years of new research across multiple continents, Nemesis is both a riveting listen and a profound examination of evil, revenge, and the costs of violence.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2015 Eric Bogosian (P)2015 Hachette Audio

Fabulous story, narrated by the author…

Eric Bogosian has written the most detailed account of the Armenian Genocide and I cannot think of a better voice for narration than the author himself.

Passion

Slog through the history and feel what revenge felt like through the mind of the most brutalized victims

Incredible Story by Eric

Eric did a great job on research and putting in a book. I hope it becomes mini series , there is too much good information for a movie.

Well written gem

Fantastic storytelling. Captivating. Will open your eyes to a story the world needs to know. One of my favorite books of the year.

great book

this book is eye opening.
the subject material is tough to listen to because of the tragic nature but it's important to learn about these events.

History Worth Learning & Remembering

This was well told and meticulously researched story about a period in history that the human race should not ever forget. While as the author correctly points out the British were responsible for the first concentration camps (employed by Lord Kitchner during the Boer War), modern genocide did not exist until the Ottomans nearly exterminated the Armenian people. While I was aware that when he launched his genocide against the Jews during World War II, Adolph Hitler used as a rallying cry "After all who remembers the Armenians", I was not aware that several key future Nazi officials were part of the German mission to the Ottoman Empire in World War I and actually knew about and in some cases witnessed the atrocities. As the author points out, Hitler's Final Solution probably found its genesis in the Armenian Genocide.

The book does a great job of sketching a history of the Armenia people and how the Young Turk Triumvirate of Enver, Talat and Djemal with their confederates tried to completely eliminate them; and also how Operation Nemesis was conceived as a way of killing those who were responsible for the genocide. I also find it interesting that to this day, the Turkish still refuses to accept responsibility for what the Ottomans did.

The narration was very good and when I finished the book I knew a great deal more about this period of history than I knew before. I would also recommend that after listening to this recording that listeners consider purchasing the Fall of the Ottomans, by Eugene Rogan which is also available through Audible.

A must read because we can't forget!

This is a must read because we all need to remember what happened to the Armenians. The genocide of any single people group is horrific and we need to acknowledge this heinous loss of life! I can not imagine the pain the Armenians experienced as the Christians in Armenia were tortured and slaughtered.

remarkable achievement in investigative history

Thank you, Mr. Bogosian for the effort and dedication required to make this important information available.

Great book, not the best narrator.

This was a very informative piece of history. However, I think Eric could have done a better job learning how to correctly pronounce the Armenian words and names that come up. He does apologize in the end for this, but it's still hard to believe that, even with an Armenian interpreter, he mispronounced almost every word. Still, great read and glad I listened to this book.

Good listen

Sobering but uplifting tale. I didn't know about any of these things before now. Good listen.