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Download or read book Ottoman Warfare, 1500-1700 written by Rhoads Murphey and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the Ottoman military machine, detailing its success in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Focuses mainly on the evolution of the Ottoman military organization and its subsequent impact on Ottoman society in a period of change, analyzing why the Ottomans were the focus of such intense military concern. Provides a detailed study of several campaigns, recreating the physical and psychological realities of war as experienced by Ottoman soldiers. Includes bandw historical illustrations. Murphey is a senior lecturer at the Center for Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern Greek Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR