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File Size: 7753 KB

Print Length: 386 pages

Publisher: Basic Books; 1 edition (April 28, 2009)

Publication Date: April 28, 2009

Language: English

ASIN: B0097DHXHY

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Well written, and an excellent explanation of what happened at the Siege of Vienna in 1683. Wheatcroft also does a very thorough job of giving the reader all the facts leading up to the events, going back over 100 years prior to 1683 and also the ensuing years, almost up to the present day. He also shows both sides of the conflict and how the armies are composed and provides great detail on the leaders of the Allies and the Turks.He provides great description of the weapons, fighting tactics and the fortresses involved in these battles. When he gets to the actual depiction of the siege and the ensuing battles, he really steps up the pace. It is almost like reading a novel at this point. Although you know the outcome, the description of the events is thrilling and almost heart-stopping. When Jan Sobieski arrives on the scene, it is quite dramatic.A job well done. If you want to learn more about the conflicts between to Ottoman Empire and Hapsburgs and their allies, I would recommend this book as a good start.

Those who consider themselves "westerners" ought to take an occasional look at their own civilization through the eyes of others - perhaps most importantly the Ottomans. The Ottoman Empire lasted six hundred years, dominated the politics of Christendom pretty much throughout that era, and - without the defeat at Vienna in 1683 - might have come to own all of what today we call Europe. Wheatcroft's book recounts the story of that defeat. His book has been around for a while, and has become (almost) a standard reference to the topic. Not without reason - it is very good history, taking the reader through from the deep historical background behind the Ottoman assault on Vienna to the eventual resolution and the fallout from it. All referenced in professional style it's ALSO well written, making a rattling good story out of the hard facts. Finally, there are clues within that cast surprising light upon the things happening in modern Turkey - there is very little in current affairs which the world has not seen before. Highly recommended.

Prof Wheatcroft has done thorough job of researching and recounting the events leading up to and beyond the epic Siege of Vienna. It becomes rapidly obvious that Wheatcroft has certain biases early on: The Ottomans were awesome (with the notable exceptions of Mehmed IV and Kara Mustafa) as an empire and a military power; the Habsburgs were middling mediocrities (with the exception of Eugene of Savoy). Wheatcroft does his best to establish that the Turks should have won the battle at Vienna; their siegecraft was near-flawless, their army a most potent weapon of conquest, while the Viennese were brittle and despondent, led by the hopelessly average duo of Starhemburg and Lorraine. I was especially struck by this last thread, as I have studied/practiced military leadership for the past 30 years, and these two commanders rose to the occasion under extremely trying circumstances. King Jan III Sobieski is reduced to a devil-may-care hussar, and his dramatic role on 12 September is frittered away by an author who evidently is at great pains to avoid the fact that the Turks lost. Just look at the relief operations on 11-12 September for a textbook example to wrongly dissipated tension: what should have been a cathartic moment for those of us happy Vienna held out is wrecked by Wheatcroft's strange dynamic of stating all of the great things the Turks did on those days while still losing the battle! The obstacles the allies had to face and overcome were significant, yet Wheatcroft does his best to still portray the Turk as the better on the field that day. The final few chapters rush past Vienna and through what was a remarkable series of campaigns against the supposedly not-weakening or dying Ottoman Empire, in which the Habsburgs established themselves as key players in the Balkans. Their weakness in Western Europe, and their soon to be deserved status as a second rate Power was gleefully noted by Wheatcroft, almost a schoolyard taunt that if the Ottomans were declining, so were the Austrians. No serious scholar has contended otherwise. Finally, the book which set out to prove how awesome the Ottomans were ends with what I believe was the driving motive behind the work: an attack against those who see open borders and unregulated Muslim migration as a threat to Europe. I suppose one could be an ivory-tower snob like Wheatcroft and call it irrational fear, or one could simply look at the population of Christians in (Muslim-majority) Turkey today, a region which gave the world Saint Paul and the Nicene Creed (among many other Christian things).

This is a masterful piece of writing describing an epic battle. In a sense it partially concluded a war between the Habsburgs Empire and the Ottomans. Quite literally this was a battle which preserved Vienna and eventually Europe and Christianity. Of course, the Polish Calvary saved the day at the most critical juncture of the assault on the walls of Vienna. The is story is told with great drama including the preparations for war by the Ottomans and the Hapsburgs. I did not have a very high opinions of the Emperor either exception of Eugene, Price of Savoy. He was absolutely essential to the defense of Vienna, especially with his limited manpower. If the Ottomans had better leadership/generalship, they could have won this crucial battle. The Ottomans simply believed they were invincible and did not take precautions to protect their rear. I believe that "The Enemy at the Gate" is a classic-it certainly captured my interest. I could not put it down. I also believe this piece of history is factual and very well written

This book gave me a much better understanding of how and why wars were faught during the 17th Century.I had little knowledge of what the Ottoman Empire was all about before reading this, I had knowledge of the Islamic conquests from the beginning during the time of Mohammed up till the beginning of the Turkish empire. I had some knowledge of the Halsburgs and the Austrian Empire but this book filled many holes in my knowledge of this era. Excellent read for people interested in European and Ottoman history during the16th and 17th Centuries.

Ask your friends what happened in 1683 in southeastern Europe. My bet is not a one will be able to give a solid answer. Once I read the book I understood what a poor comprehension I had of European history! *and NO! I'm not gonna tell you what happened in 1683 - you are going to have to buy the book!*p.s. You won't ever regret reading this book.

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