Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire YAF058080 Would their deeds be good

Would their deeds be good enough

ISBN13: 9780310258070

It's winter 1944 and the Second World War is entering its most crucial state

With dozens of stunning original black-and-white illustrations from world-renowned illustrators Yvonne Gilbert

these four strangers are brought together in a place almost beyond imagination

Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire YAF058080 Would their deeds be goodGabor Agoston examines the weapons technology and armaments industries of the Ottoman Empire, the only Islamic empire that threatened Europe on its own territory in the Gunpowder Age. Considering topics such as technology transfer, the integration of firearms in the Ottoman army and navy, and saltpeter and gunpowder production, the book demonstrates the success of the Ottoman military machine against its European and Muslim rivals from the fifteenth