THE JANISSARIES
Published by Saqi Books. 1st. 1994
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 288 pages.
Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is a little marked & scuffed, spine very slightly faded.
ISBN: 0863560490
Stock no. 1829119
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- TURKEY
- OTTOMAN
- MILITARY