The Ottomans. How They Built an Empire Equal to the Roman One and Then Lost It

Mark David Baer recreates for us the history of the Ottoman Empire from its inception to the establishment of the 'new Turkey' in its place. The book allows us to see the familiar history of the world from the 'reverse', 'non-Western' side — through the eyes of the citizens of a colossal state that held a leading role in global geopolitics for several centuries.