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| #4718653 in Books | 1997-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.50 x6.50 x1.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 288 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| flat, lackluster, and dull|By doc peterson|While there is a good amount of information here, this is merely a mediocre book, which is unfortunate. It could have been much better. The origins and process of recruitment of the Janissaries is solid, but there is really nothing new in his discussion of the devsirme.
The education, training, and role of the Janissaries||
'An incredible book . . . a tour de force.' --Middle East International ||'Well written and lucid.' --Muslim World Books |
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 trem...
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