{"product_id":"the-bulwark-of-christendom-karl-august-schimmer-9781782825432","title":"The Bulwark of Christendom: the Turkish Sieges of Vienna 1529 \u0026 1683-The Sieges of Vienna by the Turks by Karl August Schimmer \u0026 The Great Siege o","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe struggles for the city that saved Europe from the Ottoman Turkish Empire\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe battle between the Islamic east and the Christian west raged for centuries. Its principal battleground was eastern Europe and upon the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Western Europe was distanced from the fray, perhaps to the extent that its people rarely understood the sentiments of those who lived and fought on the perennial front line of a conflict which had the potential, if unchecked, to overwhelm every European nation. The conquering armies of the crescent banner frequently swept westward, but it was in Austria, before the walls of Vienna, that the machinations of Ottoman sultans were eventually confounded. The city was besieged on two notable occasions, both of which are graphically recounted in the pages of this book. This city, which became emblematic of music and romance in later, more peaceful times, was the bastion that hurled back the Turks from the West. On the second occasion Vienna was surrounded in 1683, John Sobieski, King of Poland, earned immortal fame after rescuing the besieged garrison by charging into the Turkish encampment at the head of his winged hussars. The dramatic story of that momentous action provides a riveting account which is also included in this unique Leonaur edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl August Schimmer, Henry Elliot Malden, John Sobieski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782825436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782825432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonaur Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Karl August Schimmer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938012102911,"sku":"9781782825432","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2d8f6898-8e1e-4439-b937-cf1f3a3fb4fe.jpg?v=1681433228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bulwark-of-christendom-karl-august-schimmer-9781782825432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}