The holy wars of King Wladislas and Sultan Murad : : the Ottoman-Christian conflict from 1438-1444 / / by John Jeffferson.

The Holy Wars of King Wladislas and Sultan Murad comprises the first detailed treatment of the pivotal conflict between the Ottomans and Christendom from 1438-1444. Beginning with the Council of Florence and renewed Ottoman expansion it covers the election of Wladislas, the rise of John Hunyadi and...

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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:History of Warfare 76.
Physical Description:1 online resource (528 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / John Jeffferson
  • Introduction / John Jeffferson
  • The Church, the Council and the Crusade / John Jeffferson
  • The Reign of Murad II and Renewed Ottoman Expansion / John Jeffferson
  • Three Kings of Hungary—Sigismund, Albert and Wladislas / John Jeffferson
  • Strategy, Tactics and Order of Battle / John Jeffferson
  • The Rise of Hunyadi, 1440–1442 / John Jeffferson
  • The Long March / John Jeffferson
  • The Crusade of 1444 / John Jeffferson
  • Summary and Conclusion / John Jeffferson
  • Bibliography / John Jeffferson
  • Index / John Jeffferson.