Encyclopedia of Invasions & Conquests, Paul K. Davis

Автор: Lynch Ryan J
Название: Arab Conquests and Early Islamic Historiography
ISBN: 1838604391 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781838604394
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Winner of the 2021 Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Society Book Prize

Of the available sources for Islamic history between the seventh and eighth centuries CE, few are of greater importance than al-Baladhuri's Kitab Futuh al-buldan (The Book of the Conquest of Lands). Written in Arabic by a ninth-century Muslim scholar working at the court of the 'Abbasid caliphs, the Futuh's content covers many important matters at the beginning of Islamic history. It informs its audience of the major events of the early Islamic conquests, the settlement of Muslims in the conquered territories and their experiences therein, and the origins and development of the early Islamic state. Questions over the text's construction, purpose, and reception, however, have largely been ignored in current scholarship. This is despite both the text's important historical material and its crucial early date of creation. It has become commonplace for researchers to turn to the Futuh for information on a specific location or topic, but to ignore the grander - and, in many ways, more straightforward - questions over the text's creation and limitations. This book looks to correct these gaps in knowledge by investigating the context, form, construction, content, and early reception history of al-Baladhuri's text.

Автор: Sverdrup Carl Fredrik
Название: The Mongol Conquests: The Military Operations of Genghis Khan and Sube`etei
ISBN: 1913336050 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781913336059
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Описание: This book offers a detailed narrative of the military operations of Genghis Khan and Sube`etei.

Автор: Creasy Edward S.
Название: The Crescent in the West: The Invasions of Europe by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, 1250-1699
ISBN: 1782825363 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782825364
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Описание: 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 Turkish empire, which fought to establish its grip on Europe well into the 18th century. For example, Eugene of Savoy, Marlborough's famous military ally, first fought in those wars. This book, taken from Creasy's more expansive work on the history of the Ottoman Empire, concentrates on the period from the first invasions of Europe by the Turks, to the period of imperial stagnation and the slow decline of Ottoman power. Within this pages are accounts of the sieges of Constantinople and the fall of Byzantium, the sieges of Vienna, the fall of Rhodes and the resistance of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto and the many other battles and conflicts fought across eastern Europe by the Austrians, Hungarians, Poles, Serbs and others in order to hold the advancing crescent banner at bay. This is a fascinating account of the collision between the cultures and faiths of east and west that has been all but forgotten by those who were not on its perennial front line.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.