Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521603911)

Gabor Agoston examines the weapons technology and armaments industries of the Ottoman Empire, the only Islamic empire that threatened Europe on its own territory in the Gunpowder Age. Considering topics such as technology transfer, the integration of firearms in the Ottoman army and navy, and saltpeter and gunpowder production, the book demonstrates the success of the Ottoman military machine against its European and Muslim rivals from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries.

Author: G畸or ﾁgoston
ISBN-10: 0521603919
ISBN-13: 9780521603911
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/04/2008
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.06w x 0.76d