Lightning Over Yemen: Studies Volume - A History of the Ottoman Campaign in Yemen, 1596-71

About the author

Clive Smith has spent more than two decades in the Arab world and was British Council Director in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Summary

The military campaign of the Ottomans, when they entered the region of Yemen in the mid-16th century, was chronicled by Qutb al-Din al-Nahrawali, a scholar charged by an Ottoman general to document his army's progress. This book provides an English translation of the 16th-century source document.

Foreword

The military campaign of the Ottomans, when they entered the region of Yemen in the mid-16th century, was chronicled by Qutb al-Din al-Nahrawali, a scholar charged by an Ottoman general to document his army's progress. This book provides an English translation of the 16th-century source document.

Product details

• Authors: Qutb Al Al-Nahrawali, Qutb al-Din al-Nahrawali, al-Nahrawali Qutb al-Din
• Assisted by: Clive Smith (Translation), Smith Clive (Translation)
• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2002
• EAN: 9781860648366
• ISBN: 978-1-86064-836-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Weight: 583 g
• Illustrations: 20 colour illustrations, 5 maps
• Series: Library of Ottoman Studies; Library of Ottoman Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Military / General, Yemen, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Middle Eastern history, Warfare and defence