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The Sultan's Fleet - Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire (Hardcover)
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The Sultan's Fleet - Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire (Hardcover)
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While the Ottoman Empire is most often recognized today as a land
power, for four centuries the seas of the Eastern Mediterranean
were dominated by the Ottoman Navy. Yet to date, little is known
about the seafarers who made up the sultans' fleet, the men whose
naval mastery ensured that an empire from North Africa to Black Sea
expanded and was protected, allowing global trading networks to
flourish in the face of piracy and the Sublime Porte's wars with
the Italian city states and continental European powers. In this
book, Christine Isom-Verhaaren provides a history of the major
events and engagements of the navy, from its origins as the fleets
of Anatolian Turkish beyliks to major turning points such as the
Battle of Lepanto. But the book also puts together a picture of the
structure of the Ottoman navy as an institution, revealing the
personal stories of the North African corsairs and Greek sailors
recruited as admirals. Rich in detail drawn from a variety of
sources, the book provides a comprehensive account of the Ottoman
Navy, the forgotten contingent in the empire's period of supremacy
from the 14th century to the 18th century.
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