| The Siege of Vienna: The Last Great Trial Between Cross and Crescent |  | Author: John Stoye
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st ed
Pages: 256
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 1933648147
EAN: 9781933648149
ASIN: 1933648147
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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"John Stoye is the master of every aspect of his subject."-Daily Telegraph
"A fine historical work. . . . Well worth reading."-Otto von Habsburg, The Catholic Herald
"Worthy of the pen of a Herodotus. . . . It is a measure of the fascination of Mr. Stoye's subject that one should think of comparing his treatment of it with the work of the greatest historians."-The Times Literary Supplement
The siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the turning points in European history. It was the last serious threat to Western Christendom and so great was its impact that countries normally jealous and hostile sank their differences to throw back the armies of Islam and their savage Tartar allies.
The consequences of defeat were momentous: The Ottomans lost half of their European territories and began the long decline that led to the final collapse of their empire, and the Habsburgs turned their attention from France and the Rhine frontier to the rich pickings of the Balkans. That hot September day in 1683 witnessed the last great trial of strength between cross and crescent-and opened an epoch in European history that lasted until the cataclysm of the First World War.
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