Description: List of Illustrations List of Tables Maps (1-5) Preface: Scope and purpose of work Acknowledgments 1. General political framework: the evolving context 2. Material constraints on Ottoman warfare: the immutable context 3. Military manpower and military spending: an attempt at realistic assessment 4. Troop movement and army transport 5. Provisioning the army 6. Ottoman methods of warfare: experience, competence and adherence to standard norms of contemporary military practice 7. Motivational and psychological aspects of Ottoman warfare 8. The aftereffects of Ottoman warfare: a review of the essential elements of Ottoman pragmatism in the military sphere 9. Conclusion--war and social transformation in the Ottoman empire Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

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