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Americans at war in the Ottoman Empire : US mercenary force in the Middle East / Eric Covey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Covey, Eric S., author.
- Series:
- Library of Ottoman studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mercenary troops--United States.
- Mercenary troops.
- History, Military.
- Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
- Turkey.
- History.
- United States--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.
- United States.
- Middle East--History, Military.
- Middle East.
- Middle East Region.
- Genre:
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- x, 292 pages : illustrtions ; 22 cm.
- Other Title:
- US mercenary force in the Middle East
- United States mercenary force in the Middle East
- Place of Publication:
- London : I.B. Tauris, 2019.
- Contents:
- 1 Memory and Exceptionalism at the Battle of Derna, 1805 p. 12
- 2 Sovereign Equality among Men and Nations, 1815 - 28 p. 55
- 3 Literary Mercenaries in Istanbul,1831- 53 p. 98
- 4 The Monstrous Geography of Central Africa, 1874-75 p. 125
- 5 Mercenary Diplomacy on the Nile, 1869 - 82 p. 159.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-277) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781788311618
- 1788311612
- OCLC:
- 1083677453
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