Mesut Uyar a Graduate of Turkish Military Academy, is a career military officer. He is formerly lecuturer of international relations and curator of the archive and museum at the Turkish Military Academy. Lt. Col. Edward J. Erickson, US Army (retired) is a combat veteran of the first and second Gulf Wars. He has a PhD from the University of Leeds. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the Ottoman Army during the early twentieth century.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsNote on Transliteration1. Early Middle Eastern Military Systems and the Foundation of the Ottoman Military, 1300-14532. Classical Period, 1451-16063. Transformation and Reform Efforts, 1606-18264. Fighting for Survival, 1826-18585. The Beginning of the End, 1861-1918ConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

This book fills a formerly blank space in the history of Eastern Europe and the Near East.

Mesut Uyar a Graduate of Turkish Military Academy, is a career military officer. He is formerly lecuturer of international relations and curator of the archive and museum at the Turkish Military Academy. Lt. Col. Edward J. Erickson, US Army (retired) is a combat veteran of the first and second Gulf Wars. He has a PhD from the University of Leeds. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the Ottoman Army during the early twentieth century.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsNote on Transliteration1. Early Middle Eastern Military Systems and the Foundation of the Ottoman Military, 1300-14532. Classical Period, 1451-16063. Transformation and Reform Efforts, 1606-18264. Fighting for Survival, 1826-18585. The Beginning of the End, 1861-1918ConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

This book fills a formerly blank space in the history of Eastern Europe and the Near East.

Mesut Uyar a Graduate of Turkish Military Academy, is a career military officer. He is formerly lecuturer of international relations and curator of the archive and museum at the Turkish Military Academy. Lt. Col. Edward J. Erickson, US Army (retired) is a combat veteran of the first and second Gulf Wars. He has a PhD from the University of Leeds. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the Ottoman Army during the early twentieth century.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsNote on Transliteration1. Early Middle Eastern Military Systems and the Foundation of the Ottoman Military, 1300-14532. Classical Period, 1451-16063. Transformation and Reform Efforts, 1606-18264. Fighting for Survival, 1826-18585. The Beginning of the End, 1861-1918ConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

This book fills a formerly blank space in the history of Eastern Europe and the Near East.