The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923Longman, 1997 - 406 pages Justin McCarthy's introductory survey traces the whole history of the Ottoman Turks from their obscure beginnings in central Asia, through the establishment and rise of the Ottoman Empire to its collapse after World War One under the pressures of nationalism. Vividly illustrated with many maps, this introductory overview is designed for non-specialists but is written with great authority and with access to original sources. It fills an important gap for an authoritative but accessible account of the rise of one of the world's great civilizations. |
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Page 25
... fighting was simply what they did in life . It had never been different . The chance to fight in the Middle East was accompanied by new justification - the ghazah , a holy war and better chances for booty , but the gazis were fighting ...
... fighting was simply what they did in life . It had never been different . The chance to fight in the Middle East was accompanied by new justification - the ghazah , a holy war and better chances for booty , but the gazis were fighting ...
Page 49
... fight alongside the Ottomans . Other Europeans were attacked unless they too accepted vassalage . Ottoman troops raided in force against the remaining European Christian states . As a result , Bosnia and Wallachia both became Ottoman ...
... fight alongside the Ottomans . Other Europeans were attacked unless they too accepted vassalage . Ottoman troops raided in force against the remaining European Christian states . As a result , Bosnia and Wallachia both became Ottoman ...
Page 164
... fighting quality of the Janissaries degenerated . Many found ways to send substitutes to fight for them in wars , remaining in the capital and working at their other jobs while the substitutes ( almost always inferior fighters ) fought ...
... fighting quality of the Janissaries degenerated . Many found ways to send substitutes to fight for them in wars , remaining in the capital and working at their other jobs while the substitutes ( almost always inferior fighters ) fought ...
Contents
Origins of the Turks to 1281 | 1 |
The First Ottomans 12811446 | 33 |
The Ottoman Classical Age 14461566 | 65 |
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