The Siege of Vienna
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The Siege of Vienna

  1. 316 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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The Siege of Vienna

About this book

The Siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the turning points in European history. It was the last serious threat to Western Christendom and so great was its impact that countries normally jealous and hostile sank their differences to throw back the armies of Islam and their savage Tartar allies.

The consequences of defeat were momentous: the Ottomans lost half their European territories and began the long decline which led to the final collapse of the Empire, and the Hapsburgs turned their attention from France and the Rhine frontier to the rich pickings of the Balkans. The hot September day that witnesses the last great trial of strength between Cross and Crescent opened an epoch in European history that lasted until the cataclysm of the First World War in 1914.

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Information

Publisher
Birlinn
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781843410379
eBook ISBN
9780857905109
Topic
History
Subtopic
European History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Maps and Places
  8. Some of the Principal Personages
  9. Preface to the Birlinn Edition
  10. Preface to the Original Edition
  11. 1 THE ORIGINS OF THE OTTOMAN ATTACK
  12. 2 LEOPOLD I AND THE CITY OF VIENNA
  13. 3 THE DEFENCE OF HABSBURG INTERESTS IN EUROPE
  14. 4 THE THREAT TO VIENNA
  15. 5 THE SIEGE
  16. 6 OUTSIDE THE CITY
  17. 7 WARSAW, DRESDEN, BERLIN AND REGENSBURG
  18. 8 THE RELIEF OF VIENNA
  19. 9 THE CONSEQUENCES OF VICTORY
  20. I Rejoicing and disenchantment
  21. Notes and References
  22. Index