The enemy at the gate : Habsburgs, Ottomans and the battle for Europe

The enemy at the gate : Habsburgs, Ottomans and the battle for Europe / Andrew Wheatcroft.

The Great Siege of Vienna is the centerpiece for historian Andrew Wheatcroft's richly drawn portrait of the centuries-long rivalry between the Ottoman and Habsburg empires for control of the European continent. A gripping work by a master historian, The Enemy at the Gate offers a timely examina...

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Main Author: Wheatcroft, Andrew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2009.
Subjects:
1648-1715
East and West.
HISTORY.
East and West
Diplomatic relations
Vienna (Austria) > History > Siege, 1683.
Turkey > Foreign relations > Europe.
Europe > Foreign relations > Turkey.
Europe > Foreign relations > 1648-1715.
Austria > Vienna
Europe
Turkey
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:The Great Siege of Vienna is the centerpiece for historian Andrew Wheatcroft's richly drawn portrait of the centuries-long rivalry between the Ottoman and Habsburg empires for control of the European continent. A gripping work by a master historian, The Enemy at the Gate offers a timely examination of an epic clash of civilizations.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, plans
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-326) and index.
ISBN:9780786744541
0786744545
9780465020812
046502081X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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