
The Enemy at the Gate
Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe
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Stefan Rudnicki
In 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the "Golden Apple", as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding 17th-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of Vienna bristled with guns as the besieging Ottoman host launched bombs, fired cannons, and showered the populace with arrows during the battle for Christianity's bulwark. Each side was sustained by the hatred of its age-old enemy, certain that victory would be won by the grace of God.
The Great Siege of Vienna is the centerpiece for historian Andrew Wheatcroft's richly drawn portrait of the centuries-long rivalry between the Ottoman and Habsburg empires for control of the European continent. A gripping work by a master historian, The Enemy at the Gate offers a timely examination of an epic clash of civilizations.
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Great History!
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Amazing
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Excellent read on this period in history
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Great in spots, too fast moving in others
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Superb history
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A lot of pertinant info.
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Kinda boring
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Details of the Siege
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History that matures into myth, that floats on a bed of poetry, is what captures us.
Wheatcroft has written this history as science. And he didnt even do it well, in my opinion. He comes across as a tired Westerner who lionizes Ottoman military efficiency and power, while writing off the perspective of Christendom.
History as Science, And Poor for It
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Eh Very Unromantic Take
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