The myth that the Ottoman Empire's Armenian subjects were theinnocent victims of wanton massacre has had a powerful hold.It is a myth that has served the interests of those countries whowanted to carve up the 'sick man of Europe', especially after theend of the First World War.In The Armenian File, the distinguished Turkish diplomat andpolitical scientist Kamuran Gurun presents the first objectiveaccount of this subject available in English. Mr. Gurun has hadfull access of foreign and Ottoman archives and has sifted throughthe relevant documents from every available source.In this important historical work he provides the evidence,which gives the English-speaking world its first opportunity to seeArmenian terrorism in perspective, from the time of theFirst World War up to the present day. At the same timethe author examines the links between today's Armenianterrorists and other international terrorist organizations.Mr. Kamuran Gurun (1924-2004) was born in Istanbul. Aftergraduating in Political Science from Ankara University, he joinedthe Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1948. He served in Bonn,London and, as ambassador, in Athens and Bucharest.He has also been Turkey's representative at the OECD and theSecretary-General of CENTO. He became under-secretary at theMinistry of Foreign Affairs in 1980 and retired in 1982. Then, as amember of the Turkish Historical Society, Mr Gurun divided histime between historical research and lecturing at AnkaraUniversity. He was the author of several books and articles.He passed away in Istanbul surviving his wife.