Ebook: Ottoman Wars, 1700-1870: An Empire Besieged

The Ottoman Empire had reached the peak of its power, presenting a very real threat to Western Christendom when in 1683 it suffered its first major defeat, at the Siege of Vienna. Tracing the empire's conflicts of the next two centuries, The Ottoman Wars: An Empire Besieged examines the social transformation of the Ottoman military system in an era of global imperialismSpanning more than a century of conflict, the book considers challenges the Ottoman government faced from both neighbouring Catholic Habsburg Austria and Orthodox Romanov Russia, as well as - arguably more impo.;Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of plates; Acknowledgements; A note on place names and foreign terms; Chronology; Maps; Introduction; Comparative empires; The northern defensive line; Military reform; The outline of the narrative; Eastern questions and new Ottomans; 1. The political map of Central and Eastern Europe circa 1700; The geopolitics of the Danube; Members of the Holy League; The Principalities; Ottomans and Tatars; Eastern border strategies; Imperial aims: Ottoman, Habsburg, Romanov; Revolts in Istanbul circa 1700.