Why Armenia Should be Free: Armenia's Role in the Present War

A 1918 propaganda pamphlet by Armenian Dashnak leader Garegin Pasdermadjian (Armen Garo) arguing the case for an independent Armenia.

Written by Garegin Pasdermadjian (Armen Garo) and published by the Hairenik Publishing Co. in 1918, this English-language pamphlet addresses Allied public opinion, presenting the Armenian contribution to the First World War as grounds for an independent Armenia. It is a characteristic example of wartime political advocacy literature on the Caucasus. Although it does not directly treat the 1918 operations of the Army of Islam, it is contextually valuable for showing the international propaganda dimension of the Ottoman-Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict in the South Caucasus that year.