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The holy wars of King Wladislas and Sultan Murad : the Ottoman-Christian conflict from 1438-1444 / by John Jeffferson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jefferson, John.
- Series:
- History of Warfare 76.
- History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 76
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Battles--Balkan Peninsula--History--To 1500.
- Battles.
- Christianity and other religions--Islam--History--To 1500.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Church history.
- Islam--Relations--Christianity--History--To 1500.
- Islam.
- Turks--Balkan Peninsula--History--To 1500.
- Turks.
- Varna, Battle of, Varna, Bulgaria, 1444.
- Balkan Peninsula--History, Military.
- Balkan Peninsula.
- Murad II, Sultan of the Turks, 1404-1451--Military leadership.
- Murad.
- Wadysaw III Warnenczyk, King of Poland and Hungary, 1424-1444--Military leadership.
- Wadysaw.
- Hunyadi, Janos, d. 1456--Military leadership.
- Hunyadi, Janos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (528 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Holy Wars of King Wladislas and Sultan Murad comprises the first detailed treatment of the pivotal conflict between the Ottomans and Christendom from 1438-1444. Beginning with the Council of Florence and renewed Ottoman expansion it covers the election of Wladislas, the rise of John Hunyadi and the factional politics of the Porte. \'The author recounts the major campaigns including Hunyadi's victories in 1442 as well as the Long March and Varna expeditions of 1443/44. He also gives a thorough description of the armies, their tactics and strategy. Dr. Jefferson's work is the first to make full use of both Ottoman and Christian sources, and not only corrects persistent misconceptions but provides the fullest picture of this conflict to date.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / John Jeffferson
- Introduction / John Jeffferson
- The Church, the Council and the Crusade / John Jeffferson
- The Reign of Murad II and Renewed Ottoman Expansion / John Jeffferson
- Three Kings of Hungary—Sigismund, Albert and Wladislas / John Jeffferson
- Strategy, Tactics and Order of Battle / John Jeffferson
- The Rise of Hunyadi, 1440–1442 / John Jeffferson
- The Long March / John Jeffferson
- The Crusade of 1444 / John Jeffferson
- Summary and Conclusion / John Jeffferson
- Bibliography / John Jeffferson
- Index / John Jeffferson.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-57896-4
- 9786613891419
- 90-04-22925-6
- OCLC:
- 809834612
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004229259 DOI
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