Bill Betts, now 91, was a radio operator on Sherman tanks during the second world war. He talks about the memories reignited by Fury, which stars Brad Pitt as a Sherman tank commander leading his team through Germany in 1945This article contains mild spoilers
Mustafa Kemal AtatÃ¼rk (pronounced [musËtafa keËmaÉ« ataËtyÉ¾k]; 19 May 1881 by a posteriori. [1] â10 November. 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey.
Ottoman Empire Former Turkish state that controlled much of se Europe, the Middle East and North Africa between the 14th and 20th centuries. It was founded by Osman I (r.1290â1326). He ruled a small principality in Anatolia, which he greatly enlarged at the expense of the Byzantine Empire.The contest with the Byzantines ended with the capture of Constantinople (now Istanbul), which became the Ottoman capital in 1453.he Ottoman Turks began to absorb the other states, and during the reign (1451â81) of Muhammad II they ended all other local Turkish dynasties. The early phase of Ottoman expansion took place under Osman I, Orkhan, Murad I, and Beyazid I at the expense of the Byzantine Empire, Bulgaria, and Serbia.