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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.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1841765694
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing; Marshall Cavendish and Revised ed. edition (October 22, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781841765693
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1841765693
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.68 x 0.2 x 9.72 inches
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My name is Stephen Richard Turnbull. I have a lifelong interest in Japan, and I write books about military history and religious studies. Many are about Japan, but I also have an interest in European history and folk religion.

My latest samurai book is The Samurai Art of War as illustrated in Hojo Godai ki. It contains all 90 pictures from the 1659 edition of the great samurai classic.

Just published too is The Onin War, the first authoritative military history of the important turning point in Japanese history

I have been interested in Japan for over fifty years. I took my first degree at Cambridge and have two MAs (in Theology and Military History) from Leeds University. In 1996 I received a PhD from Leeds for my thesis on Japan’s Kakure Kirishitan, the ‘Hidden Christians’ whose brave ancestors were persecuted. In its published form the work won the Japan Festival Literary Award in 1998.

Having lectured in East Asian Studies and Theology I am now retired with the nice titles of Honorary Lecturer at Leeds, Research Associate at SOAS and Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at Akita International University. I have published 86 books and many journal articles.

My expertise was put to use in helping design the award-winning computer strategy game Shogun Total War.

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Inaccurate and lazy account of history.
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Inaccurate and lazy account of history.
Quite a lazy and incompetent attempt at an overview of history during this time period. For example, on pg. 19. " Christian boys...were selected... as tribute children...trained...and converted (often willingly) to Islam." What a farce! This was known as a "blood tribute" where young boys were ripped from mothers and fathers and led like cattle to live in unbearable living conditions, to include sleep and food depravation, sexual abuse, and slave like conditions. To portray this heinous act of slavery and barbarism as something cool to be selected for is one of the numerous poor and inaccurate accounts of history in this book.Recommend Sword and Scimitar (Ibrahim) for a more accurate and better researched account of this time period.
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Stephen P. Ford
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent account of the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire in Eastern Europe and western Asia.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2016
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Excellent account of the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire in Eastern Europe and western Asia. Includes artwork, charts and graphs and accounts of battle with Vlad Dracula, Tamerlin [know as Tamerlane] to westerners, and a host of other historical figures including Murad I and his descendants, Mehmed and his descendents.
The conflicts depicted in this account still resonate with the peoples of Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Austria, Kosovo, etc. The tensions and hatreds forged during the conflicts depicted here still motivate conflicts today.
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Mike Dillemuth
4.0 out of 5 stars A Clear Look At Over 300 Years Of History
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2006
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This is another great book in the Essential History series. One point that sticks out is that Stephen Turnbull clearly and concisely pulled together over 300 years of Ottoman history. The obvious shortcoming is the fact that many battles are given only a brief description. The reader is left wanting more. Given the size limitation of Osprey books, however, there is really no way to overcome this minor shortcoming. If more attention were given to one battle, then something else would have to be taken out.

The book contains some notable bits of information that the average reader will find fascinating. The activities of Vlad Dracul, the Impaler, are particularly interesting. The author does a splendid job of describing the real life activities of the man who became the literary inspiration for Count Dracula, the vampire.

The history of the Empire is told in chronological order. Thus, it is easy to follow. The author also expands on certain topics by devoting two chapters to a Serbian janissary and a civilian Grand Vizier. This adds a unique perspective and prevents the book from becoming nothing more than a list of battles. Bottom line: the author achieved his goal of writing a brief account of the Ottoman Empire, its battles, and the associated political motivations. This is no small feat given the expansive period covered. The book is a great reference on a part of history that is rarely taught in school.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Dates and names are informative, adding places allows one ...
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Dates and names are informative, adding places allows one to be able to recognize how closely tied are the events at this time frame are to events in the current time frame.
Very informative for those (like me) who are not knowledgeable of history and how it does what some say "it is repeated".
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GERARD LA TOURNERIE
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2015
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GREAT BACKGROUND INFORMATION REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND LEIRGER PICTURE THEN AND NOW
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Emanuel Ciudad Real
4.0 out of 5 stars The book is great if you are looking for a general view and ...
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The book is great if you are looking for a general view and history of the Ottoman Empire. It is a short book so don't expect every detail of the Ottomans being here. It has only the major events with brief description of those events.
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Deliah
1.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate and lazy account of history.
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023
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Quite a lazy and incompetent attempt at an overview of history during this time period. For example, on pg. 19. " Christian boys...were selected... as tribute children...trained...and converted (often willingly) to Islam." What a farce! This was known as a "blood tribute" where young boys were ripped from mothers and fathers and led like cattle to live in unbearable living conditions, to include sleep and food depravation, sexual abuse, and slave like conditions. To portray this heinous act of slavery and barbarism as something cool to be selected for is one of the numerous poor and inaccurate accounts of history in this book.

Recommend Sword and Scimitar (Ibrahim) for a more accurate and better researched account of this time period.
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Deliah
1.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate and lazy account of history.
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023
Quite a lazy and incompetent attempt at an overview of history during this time period. For example, on pg. 19. " Christian boys...were selected... as tribute children...trained...and converted (often willingly) to Islam." What a farce! This was known as a "blood tribute" where young boys were ripped from mothers and fathers and led like cattle to live in unbearable living conditions, to include sleep and food depravation, sexual abuse, and slave like conditions. To portray this heinous act of slavery and barbarism as something cool to be selected for is one of the numerous poor and inaccurate accounts of history in this book.

Recommend Sword and Scimitar (Ibrahim) for a more accurate and better researched account of this time period.
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Muse
3.0 out of 5 stars This is just an Overview
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018
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Good basic text.that gives a clear overall view, but if you're looking for detail, as I was, this is not the book for you.
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nutwood
4.0 out of 5 stars Synopsis of the military campaigns.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2023
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If like me your knowledge of the rise of the Ottoman Empire is minimal, then this book is sufficient.
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Gisli Jokull Gislason
2.0 out of 5 stars Short and consise history with pictures
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2004
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Everything should be there but something is missing.
The Ottomans were for a time one of the greatest empires on earth, during the time when Europe was in her middle ages. They rose to power after the Christian Crusades and were for a time the greatest enemy of Christians. Their armies layed siege to Vienna twice and there fleet ruled a large part of the Mediterainian. And amongst the warriors of the time their Jannisaries were elite. Somehow this book fails to convay the majesty of the Ottomans and its cronological order is somehow difficult to follow. Funnily enough the pictures in the book normaly appear on the wrong page in context with the main text. In the few places it becomes interesting it stops short and leaves you loning for more. It does however present a skelital outline of the Ottoman Empire over the specific timeperiod in a fairly short book and could help in giving a wider prespective on Ottoman history. Sadly it just isn't very good.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2015
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Not enough depth
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