Preliminaries; Contents; List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface Scope and purpose of work; Acknowledgements; 1 General political framework the evolving context; 2 Material constraints on Ottoman warfare the immutable context; 3 Military manpower and military spending an attempt at realistic assessment; 4 Troop movement and army transport; 5 Provisioning the army; 6 Ottoman methods of warfare: experience; 7 Motivational and psychological aspects of Ottoman warfare; 8 The aftereffects of Ottoman warfare a review of the essential elements of Ottoman pragmatism in the military sphere
9 Conclusion war and social transformation in the Ottoman empireAppendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
A study of the Ottoman military machine and its successes in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in a period when they were feared by Western European states and were the focus of much military concern
