The enemy at the gate, Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe, by Andrew Wheatcroft
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The enemy at the gate, Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe, by Andrew Wheatcroft
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eng
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The enemy at the gate
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by Andrew Wheatcroft
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Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe
Summary
In 1683, two empires - the Ottoman, based in Constantinople, and the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna - came face to face in the culmination of a 250-year power struggle: the Great Siege of Vienna. Within the city walls the choice of resistance over surrender to the largest army ever assembled by the Turks created an all-or-nothing scenario: every last survivor would be enslaved or ruthlessly slaughtered. Both sides remained resolute, sustained by hatred of their age-old enemy, certain that their victory would be won by the grace of God. 2009
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adult
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