the original version of the book is in turkish. the english version has additional content as well as revisions of the original content. wolfgang g. schwanitz wrote in the "jewish political studies review" that "the young turks' crime against humanity" unifies the various perspectives of the time period 1913-1918, which the book focuses upon, into one historical narrative. the author states that there was no single decision to eliminate armenians but instead the momentum to kill them came at multiple stages. several documents cited by the book had been hitherto unpublished.