From Constantinople to the Great War: Rise and Disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. This is a follow-on to the Byzantium STQ, covering events from the 1453 Ottoman Turkish conquest of Constantinople through the early modern struggles for the Mediterranean, Europe and the Middle East, to the end of the Empire in World War I. Great battles such as Lepanto, Malta and Vienna are analyzed, as well as elite forces like the Janissaries and Knights of St John. Along the war are Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Egypt and the US wars with the Barbary Pirates. A major emphasis is on the military and political factors behind the ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire, then how the Turks lost this as the European powers advanced with the emerging scientific revolution.


Released: 28 March 2025