James D. Tracy

Balkan Wars

Habsburg Croatia, Ottoman Bosnia, and Venetian Dalmatia, 1499-1617

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This history of the western Balkans in the sixteenth century brings together rich primary research and a masterful synthesis of key work on Habsburg Croatia, Ottoman Bosnia, and Venetian Dalmatia. Tracy offers the first clear assessment of how Austria and Venice, despite their mutual hostility, managed to hold back a seemingly unstoppable Ottoman advance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 458
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 891g
• ISBN-13: 9781442213586
• ISBN-10: 1442213582
• Artikelnr.: 44558469

Autorenporträt

James D. Tracy is emeritus professor of history at the University of Minnesota.

Inhaltsangabe

Maps Introduction Prologue: Ottoman Expansion in the Balkans 1 Hungary and
Venice Defeated 2 The Ottoman Advantage: Advances in Slavonia, Croatia, and
Dalmatia 3 Diplomacy and Kleinkrieg 4 War by Consultation vs. War by
Command 5 War in a Time of Peace 6 Two Wars and Three Borders Conclusion
Glossary Bibliography