Islam at war : a history /
Nafziger, George F.
Islam at war : a history / George F. Nafziger and Mark W. Walton. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003. - viii, 278 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-265) and index.
Birth of Islam : Islamic expansion and Muhammad as battlefield commander -- The great conquests -- Islam and the Crusades -- The sword and India : the Moghul conquest -- Egypt in the world of Islam -- The Muslim conquest and loss of Spain -- The rise of the Ottoman Empire -- The sick man of Europe : the Balkans and the fall of the Ottoman Empire -- The sword and the sea : Muslim navies, Lepanto, and Malta -- Mullahs and machine guns : colonial wars in the Middle East -- Mullahs and missiles : Islamic wars since 1945 -- Islam and Jihad : for it is ordained unto you -- Dying for God : the assassins-- past and present -- Conclusion.
0275981010 (alk. paper) 9780275981013 (alk. paper)
2002044957
Islam--History.
Islam.
Oorlogen.
BP 50 / .N335 2003
Islam at war : a history / George F. Nafziger and Mark W. Walton. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003. - viii, 278 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-265) and index.
Birth of Islam : Islamic expansion and Muhammad as battlefield commander -- The great conquests -- Islam and the Crusades -- The sword and India : the Moghul conquest -- Egypt in the world of Islam -- The Muslim conquest and loss of Spain -- The rise of the Ottoman Empire -- The sick man of Europe : the Balkans and the fall of the Ottoman Empire -- The sword and the sea : Muslim navies, Lepanto, and Malta -- Mullahs and machine guns : colonial wars in the Middle East -- Mullahs and missiles : Islamic wars since 1945 -- Islam and Jihad : for it is ordained unto you -- Dying for God : the assassins-- past and present -- Conclusion.
0275981010 (alk. paper) 9780275981013 (alk. paper)
2002044957
Islam--History.
Islam.
Oorlogen.
BP 50 / .N335 2003