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Cross and crescent in the Balkans: the Ottoman conquest of South-Eastern Europe (14th-15th centuries)

Cross and crescent in the Balkans: the Ottoman conquest of South-Eastern Europe (14th-15th centuries)
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ISBN 184415954X (hbk.)
9781844159543 (hbk.)
Author Nicolle, David 1944-
Title Cross and crescent in the Balkans : the Ottoman conquest of South-Eastern Europe (14th-15th centuries) / [by] David Nicolle
Publisher Barnsley, UK : Pen & Sword Military, 2010
Physical desc. 256 p., [16] p. of plates ; ill. (b&w), maps ; 25 cm.
Note CBL illustrations: plate no. 8 (T 406, f. 1b).
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (p. [250]-253) and index.
Contents A chaotic background -- Byzantine & Balkan complexity -- Aegean crusaders & naval crusades -- Religion and the sword -- Turks, nomads & peasants -- Byzantine life & Balkan rivalries -- The Ottomans' first European conquests: a new way of life -- The rise of Serbia & the decline of Byzantium -- From empire to empire: Byzantine & Ottoman government -- Prelude to disaster -- Humbling the crusaders -- The Ottomans face catastrophe -- The Ottomans survive -- An Islamic empire in Europe -- The failed Christian counterattack -- Vassalage & Renaissance -- The Ottomanization of Anatolia -- Mehmet closes in on Constantinople -- Preparing for the siege -- The conquest of Constantinople -- Greece falls to the Turks -- Venetians & Ottomans -- The Ottomans fortify their empire.
Subject Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- T 406
Turkey -- History -- 1288-1453
Turkey -- History -- 1453-1683
Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
Byzantine Empire -- History -- 1081-1453
Byzantine Empire -- History, Military -- 1081-1453
Balkan Peninsula -- History
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