Description
Book SynopsisLittle has been written to recreate or evoke the physical and psychological realities of war as experienced by Ottoman soldiers. Rhoads Murphey seeks to rectify this, favouring operational matters and providing a detailed study of a number of campaigns. This work will become the definitive study of Ottoman warfare in the early modern period.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
List of Tables
Maps (1-5)
Preface: Scope and purpose of work
Acknowledgments
1. General political framework: the evolving context
2. Material constraints on Ottoman warfare: the immutable context
3. Military manpower and military spending: an attempt at realistic assessment
4. Troop movement and army transport
5. Provisioning the army
6. Ottoman methods of warfare: experience, competence and adherence to standard norms of contemporary military practice
7. Motivational and psychological aspects of Ottoman warfare
8. The aftereffects of Ottoman warfare: a review of the essential elements of Ottoman pragmatism in the military sphere
9. Conclusion--war and social transformation in the Ottoman empire
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
