In 1444, the Crusaders tried to drive the Ottomans out of Europe, but the campaign ended in disaster at Varna. Sultan Murad II crossed the Bosphorus despite a Crusader blockade of only 6 ships, using ...
Defending against the Ottoman Empire during its height required a mix of strategy, fortification, and diplomacy. European powers often relied on heavily fortified cities, star-shaped bastions, and ...
It was the world's last Islamic empire - a super-power of a million square miles. From its capital in Istanbul it matched the glories of Ancient Rome. And after six centuries in power it collapsed ...