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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheatcroft, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East and West.

Vienna (Austria)--History--Siege, 1683.

Vienna (Austria).

Turkey--Foreign relations--Europe.

Turkey.

Europe--Foreign relations--Turkey.

Europe.

Europe--Foreign relations--1648-1715.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, plans

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the ?Golden Apple," as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding seventeenth-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of Vienna bristled with guns as the besieging Ottoman host launched bombs, fired cannons, and showered the populace with arrows during the battle for Christianity's bulwark. Each side was sustained by the hatred of its age-old enemy, certain that victory would be won by the grace of God.The Great Sieg

Contents:

Contents; Maps; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-326) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-46040-4

0-7867-4454-5

OCLC:

371539088