Rhoads Murphey

Ottoman Warfare, 1500-1700 (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A study of the Ottoman military machine and its successes in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in a period when they were feared by western European states and the focus of much military concern. The book is intended for undergraduate courses in early modern history, Ottoman history, history of the Middle East and North Africa, and for military historians.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135365905
• Artikelnr.: 42830856

Autorenporträt

Rhoads Murphey University of Birmingham

Inhaltsangabe

1 General political framework: the evolving context 2 Material constraints on Ottoman warfare: the immutable context 3 Military manpower and military spending: an attempt at realistic assessment 4 Troop movement and army transport 5 Provisioning the army 6 Ottoman methods of warfare: experience, competence and adherence to standard norms of contemporary military practice 7 Motivational and psychological aspects of Ottoman warfare 8 The aftereffects of Ottoman warfare: a review of the essential elements of Ottoman pragmatism in the military sphere 9 Conclusion - war and social transformation in the Ottoman empire

Rezensionen

'This is an informative, well written work which serves both as a reliable text-book and as a stimulus to further debate.' - English Historical Review

'This is an informative, well written work which serves both as a reliable text-book and as a stimulus to further debate.' - English Historical Review