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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Turkey Turkey Sarah Shields Draws readers into some of the world's most interesting and important countries with current, detailed information on virtually everything that defines life in a particular place, from economy and th… OL13762221W
Smyrna, September 1922 Smyrna, September 1922 Lou Ureneck In September 1922, the richest city of the Mediterranean was burned, and countless numbers of Christian refugees killed. The city was Smyrna, and the event was the final episode of the 20th Century’s… OL17589262W
Gallipoli Gallipoli Peter FitzSimons "Of course, the story of Gallipoli has been told before, but in this book Peter Fitzsimons, with the vibrancy and expert melding of writing and research that have become his trademarks, not only recr… OL20297652W
Turquie pré-ottomane Turquie pré-ottomane Claude Cahen xvii, 302 p. : 24 cm OL2126656W
Defeat in detail Defeat in detail Edward J. Erickson "The Ottoman Empire fought the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 against the joint forces of Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia - and was decisively defeated. The Ottoman Army is frequently depicted as … OL221327W
Ottomans Ottomans Marc David Baer A history of the Ottoman Empire from before Osman I in the 1280s until after Abdülmecid II in 1924. OL25327816W
Ottoman Empire and Islamic tradition Ottoman Empire and Islamic tradition Norman Itzkowitz "This skillfully written text presents the full sweep of Ottoman history from its beginnings on the Byzantine frontier in about 1300, through its development as an empire, to its late eighteenth-cent… OL6697038W
Empires of the Sea Empires of the Sea Roger Crowley In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prove to be the opening sh… OL8387089W