Ottoman Wars, 1700-1870: An Empire Besieged

This book provides an account of the Ottoman Wars against the backdrop of local context and through the profiles of key figures.

· Growing interest in the history of the Middle East and imperial history as people want to know about the historical background to current affairs

· Brings to life the characters who actually fought in these wars, from significant Ottoman figures to the common recruit

· Uses many previously neglected manuscripts, texts, illustrations and maps to provide a unique account of the wars

· There are no other books on this subject

• Author
• Virginia H. Aksan

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 599

• Series
• Modern Wars in Perspective

• Publisher
• Routledge

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780582308077

• Genres
• history

• Release date
• 2007