Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300–1774
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- ISBN 9780850455113
- Weight: 196g
- Dimensions: 182 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jul 1983
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The birth of the Ottoman state is shrouded in legend.
Whatever the truth of its origins, the Ottomans formed an Empire which almost succeeded in bringing Christian Europe to its knees. During the last decades of the 13th century, the ambitious Osman Bey's tiny mountain state took eight frontier castles plus the Turkish town of Eskisehir. In 1299 Osman seized Yenisehir after working up the Kara Su valley.
This fascinating volume describes how, with this as its first real capital, the Ottoman state emerged into history poised above the fertile shores of the Sea of Marmara.
David Nicolle PhD worked in the BBC Arabic Service before gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a PhD from Edinburgh University. For some years he taught art and architectural history at Yarmuk University, Jordan. David has written many Osprey titles, including MAA 140 Armies of the Ottoman Turks, MAA 320 Armies of the Caliphates 862–1098, and Campaign 43 Fornovo 1495.
Angus McBride was one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and contributed to over 100 Osprey titles over several decades
