The Ottoman Empire - 1326-1699

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Turnbull is the world's leading English language authority on medieval Japan and the samurai. He has travelled extensively in the far east, particularly in Japan and Korea and is the author of 'The Samurai - A Military History' and Men-at-Arms 86: 'Samurai Armies 1550-1615'. Klappentext The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. Its rulers were never overthrown by a foreign power and no usurper succeeded in taking the throne. At its height under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Empire became the most powerful state in the world - a multi-national, multilingual empire that stretched from Vienna to the upper Arab peninsula. With Suleiman's death began the gradual decline to the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699 in which the Ottoman Empire lost much of its European territory. This volume covers the main campaigns and the part played by such elite troops as the Janissaries and the Sipahis, as well as exploring the social and economic impact of the conquests. Zusammenfassung This work provides a comprehensive guide to almost 500 years of unbroken Ottoman rule. It details famous battles such as the emotionally charged Kosovo, the crusading disaster of Nicopolis, and the Mongol defeat of the Ottomans at Ankara. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Background to war Warring sides The fighting Portrait of a soldier The world around war Portrait of a civilian How the war ended Conclusion and consequences Further reading

Product details

• Authors: S. R. Turnbull, S.R. Turnbull, Stephen Turnbull, Stephen (Author) Turnbull, Turnbull Stephen
• Assisted by: Robert O'Neill (Editor)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.2003
• EAN: 9781841765693
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-569-3
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 248 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Essential histories series; Essential Histories; Essential Histories; Essential Histories (Osprey Pu; Essential histories series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: medieval period, middle ages, C 1600 To C 1700, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval