Janissaries

Author : Godfrey Goodwin
Publisher : Saqi
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780863567810

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The Janissaries by Godfrey Goodwin Pdf

From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. With their martial music, their muskets and their drilled march, it seemed that no one could withstand them. Their loyalty to their corps was infinite as the Ottomans conquered the Balkans as far as the Danube, and Syria, Egypt and Iraq. They set up semi-independent states along the North African coast and even fought at sea. Their political power was such that even sultans trembled. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? These are some of the questions which this book attempts to answer. It is the story of extraordinary personalities in both victory and defeat. 'An incredible book ... a tour de force' Middle East International 'Well written and lucid.' Muslim World Books Review 'Goodwin has done so much in his scholarly career to introduce a wide audience to Ottoman culture.' Financial Times

Author : Jerry Pournelle
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618248206

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Janissaries by Jerry Pournelle Pdf

Reluctantly volunteering for a dangerous mission, Captain Rick Galloway and his men are cut off in hostile territory when the CIA pulls out their support, an event that is further complicated when an alien spaceship arrives. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Mór Jókai
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664580757

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The Lion of Janina; Or, The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai Pdf

"The Lion of Janina; Or, The Last Days of the Janissaries" by Mór Jókai (translated by R. Nisbet Bain). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Jason Goodwin
Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429934374

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The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin Pdf

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL This first book in the Investigator Yashim series is a richly entertaining tale, full of exotic history and intrigue, introduces Investigator Yashim: In 1830s Istanbul, an extra-ordinary hero tackles an extraordinary plot that threatens to topple the Ottoman Empire It is 1836. Europe is modernizing, and the Ottoman Empire must follow suit. But just before the Sultan announces sweeping changes, a wave of murders threatens the fragile balance of power in his court. Who is behind them? Only one intelligence agent can be trusted to find out: Yashim Lastname, a man both brilliant and near-invisible in this world. You see, Yashim is a eunuch. He leads us into the palace's luxurious seraglios and Istanbul's teeming streets, and leans on the wisdom of a dyspeptic Polish ambassador, a transsexual dancer, and a Creole-born queen mother. And he introduces us to the Janissaries. For 400 years, they were the empire's elite soldiers, but they grew too powerful, and ten years ago, the Sultan had them crushed. Are the Janissaries staging a brutal comeback?

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 185532413X

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The Janissaries by David Nicolle Pdf

The Janissaries comprised an élite corps in the service of the Ottoman Empire. It was composed of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service; all of whom were converted to Islam and trained under the strictest discipline. In many ways, Jannisaries reflected Ottoman society, which was itself dominated by a military elite and where there was much greater social mobility than in Europe. On top of this, the Turks looked upon Europe much as the early Americans viewed the Western Frontier – as a land of adventure, mission and opportunity. David Nicolle examines the history, organisation, weapons and uniforms of these élite Turkish troops.

Author : Firsid Barsa
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452042367

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The Janissary by Firsid Barsa Pdf

“The King shall lose both head and crown...” In The Peasant War, the first book of this amazing trilogy, the ancient prophecy came to pass, as an army of serfs and janissaries overthrew the corrupt dynasty. Janissary General Dmitry Konchak is now an unlikely hero of the Revolution -- a military genius who is squeamish and faints at the sight of blood, an effeminate drunkard, an outsider among the political elite, the so-called “New People” whom he helped bring to power. In the second book, The New People In Power, Field Marshal Konchak fights to reunite the empire and re-conquer breakaway regions, including his own native province. In the village where he was born, the janissary comes face to face with his own past, as an ancient Oracle foretells a ghastly future. In The Final Conflict, the third book of The Janissary trilogy, Konchak must save the empire which he himself forged, against its fiercest and most determined foe. As war wages on, neither enemy atrocities, nor assassinations, nor relentless power struggles within the ruling elite can deter Konchak from pursuing his personal destiny. The ancient gods, original inhabitants of this planet, for many generations trapped within a mountain, have decreed a unique fate for the janissary. But first he must settle scores with the man who betrayed him, and face the horrific loss of a beloved friend. In this satisfying finale, all the threads of the complex story come full circle to a final resolution: A missing letter from an old printing press; a message that travels across the continent only to be returned as “Undeliverable”; fragments of encrypted files used to catch a spy: all the mysteries are finally solved, concluding this epic story of revolution, war, friendship, love, and betrayal.

Author : C. Dionysios Dionou
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781456839581

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Twentieth-Century Janissary by C. Dionysios Dionou Pdf

Although not entirely a happy memoir, this book looks back on the author’s life with a dash of humor. It reminds the author of his mostly painful yet rewarding challenges while growing up, and being a Greek orphan. In this book, he states that his life had an enormous toll on him, leaving deep scars that are diffi cult to heal. However, this story is not merely about the author’s life. It also contains several universal themes about childhood, adoption, how to raise children, and more. Touching and enlightening at the same time, Twentieth-Century Janissary: An Orphan’s Search For Freedom, Family, and Heritage also invites the younger generation of Greeks to cherish their heritage and legacy. This book is available in trade paperback, trade hardback, and eBook formats. For more information, interested parties may log on to www.Xlibris.com.

Author : Clifford Edmund Bosworth
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004153882

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Historic Cities of the Islamic World by Clifford Edmund Bosworth Pdf

This book contains articles on historic cities of the Islamic world, ranging from West Africa to Malaysia, which over the centuries have been centres of culture and learning and of economic and commercial life, and which have contributed much to the consolidation of Islam as a faith and as a social and political institution. The articles have been taken from the second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, completed in 2004, but in many cases expanded and rewritten. All have been updated to include fresh historical information, with note of contemporary social developments and population statistics. The book thus delineates the urban background of Islam has it has evolved up to the present day, highlighting the role of such great cities as Cairo, Istanbul, Baghdad and Delhi in Islamic history, and also brings them together in a rich panorama illustrating one of mankind's greatest achievements, the living organism of the city.

Author : Erik-Jan Zürcher
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789048517251

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Fighting for a living by Erik-Jan Zürcher Pdf

The military, in one form or another, are always part of the picture. This unique and compelling study investigates the circumstances that have produced starkly different systems of recruiting and employing soldiers in different parts of the globe over the last 500 years, on the basis of case studies from Europe, Africa, America, the Middle East and Asia. The authors, including Robert Johnson, Frank Tallett and Gilles Weinstein, conduct an international comparison of military service and warfare as forms of labour, and the soldiers as workers. This is the first study to undertake a systematic comparative analysis of military labour, addressing two distinct, and normally quite separate, communities: labour historians and military historians.

Author : Jerry Pournelle,Roland J. Green
Publisher : Ace Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0441382991

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Janissaries III by Jerry Pournelle,Roland J. Green Pdf

Kidnapped from Earth by the Shalnuksi slavemasters, Rick Galloway and his band of mercs are trapped on the planet Tran. Doom is hurtling toward the planet in the form of the devastating Demon Star. Earth's transplanted warriors--Romans, Huns, Vietnam vets--must unite, or be exterminated.

Author : Fatma Sel Turhan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857726896

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The Ottoman Empire and the Bosnian Uprising by Fatma Sel Turhan Pdf

Bosnia enjoyed a special status within the Ottoman Empire. Many of the empire's 'janissaries', an elite military stratum of soldiers and nobleman, hailed from this Balkan region. So when Sultan Mehmet II abolished this warrior class in 1826, and this curtailed the regions access to influence in Constantinople, Bosnia rebelled. Under the leadership of Husein Gradascevic, the 'dragon of Bosnia', the kingdom declared independence and waged war with the Ottoman Empire. For the first time, Fatma Sel Turhan illuminates a period of crucial importance to the Balkan regions. She argues convincingly that the uprising was a response to Ottoman moves towards modernization designed to save the Ottoman Empire from decline, but which eventually led to its demise. She assesses how far the uprising can be considered a nationalist movement, who the rebels were, and how the central authorities dealt with and punished the perpetrators. "The Ottoman Empire and the Bosnian Uprising" is a major fresh contribution to our understanding of the late Ottoman world and the history of the Balkans.

Author : Mór Jókai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Janizariae
ISBN : HARVARD:HNJD49

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Lion of Janina by Mór Jókai Pdf

Ali Pasha's resistance to Turkish forces in the 19th century.

Author : Jerry Pournelle,Roland Green
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618248251

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Tran by Jerry Pournelle,Roland Green Pdf

Finding himself on the distant world of Tran, which is populated by humans from all Earth times, former mercenary Rick Galloway, now known as Lord Rick, must unite the warring nations of the planet to survive the time of the Demon Star. Includes: Clan & Crown and Storms of Victory At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Jerry Pournelle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1244863272

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Janissaries: Clan and Crown by Jerry Pournelle Pdf

Author : Jerry Pournelle,Roland J. Green
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625794383

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Lord of Janissaries by Jerry Pournelle,Roland J. Green Pdf

Three best-selling Jerry Pournelle masterpieces in one volume for the first time: Janissaries and Tran. A modern soldier is transported by aliens to a world filled with warriors through the ages including medieval knights, Roman soldiers. His task: survival. Janissaries Some days it just didn't pay to be a soldier. Captain Rick Galloway and his men had been talked into volunteering for a dangeorus mission--only to be ruthlessly abandoned when faceless CIA higher-ups pulled the plug on the operation. They were cut off in hostile teritory, with local troops and their Cuban "advisors" rapidly closing in. And then the alien spaceship landed... Clan and Crown and Storms of Victory He didn't want to conquer the world. He had to. Captain Rick Galloway, formerly of the US Army, more recently a mercenary commander, was now Lord Rick on the planet Tran. Rescued by an alien spaceship from certain death when a mercenary assignment went sour, he and his men were dropped on a world distant from Earth, but inhabited by humans transplanted in the past from medieval Europe, from Imperial Rome, and from other now-vanished nations. Now the time of the Demon Star approaches, whose close approach and fierce heat will render much of Tran uninhabitable. To survive this fiery apocalypse, the warring nations of Tran must be united. Lord Rick doesn't want to conquer the world, but the alternative is certain extinction! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Janissaries: "On the cover... is the clain 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be." - Milwaukee Journal