The Crescent in the West: the Invasions of Europe by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, 1250-1699

by Edward Shepherd Creasy

Book Overview

Centuries of warfare in Europe between the western and eastern worlds

It is difficult for many contemporary readers to imagine a time when the European and Christian world was constantly at threat from the huge invading armies of the East and the Islamic world. In 732 AD the Umayyad Moors were defeated in battle between Poitiers and Tours just 12 miles from Paris. However, the principal incursions of the ensuing 800 years came from the Ottoman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782825363
• ISBN13: 9781782825364
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"