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.