Covers the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia, to its dissolution after the First World War in Europe Takes a holistic approach, emphasizing the Ottoman ...

Throughout the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire was dubbed “the sick man of Europe” as it struggled with internal decay, ...

Over the previous century, Ottoman troops had pushed into Central Asia, annexed most of Hungary, and advanced across the Hapsburg Empire to threaten Vienna in 1529.

In the summer of 1683, the fate of Europe hung in the balance as the powerful Ottoman Empire laid siege to the city of Vienna. With over 100,000 soldiers camped at the gates, it looked like the heart ...