Amon Amarth’s Berserker at Stamford Bridge and Ex Deo’s Rise of Hannibal are two more of my faves on that front. I think Saboton has one about Hannibal / the Punic Wars too.
"There were no Ottoman equivalents of the Dutch pioneer military theorist Maurice of Nassau, or inspirational commanders like Gustavus Adolphus, or good fighting generals who were also what Thomas Barker called ‘military intellectuals’. In the west, war had become a kind of philosophy; in the east, it was a complex and subtle tradition. Because of this, the Turks perfected a limited but highly effective tactical repertoire."
I'm a bit surprised that Wheatcroft doesn't mention a possible connection between this trait of Ottoman military command and the very slow adoption of printing in the Ottoman Empire.
Fantastic! One nit: the era of Louis XIV was not also the era of Marie Antoinette! Big difference in that century between.
Good read, and obligatory link to the saboton song about this battle: https://youtu.be/rcYhYO02f98?is=NmcjAnuiKvRJWXjp
Hell yeah, brother! I love history metal.
Amon Amarth’s Berserker at Stamford Bridge and Ex Deo’s Rise of Hannibal are two more of my faves on that front. I think Saboton has one about Hannibal / the Punic Wars too.
Oh cool, I'll have to check those out!
"There were no Ottoman equivalents of the Dutch pioneer military theorist Maurice of Nassau, or inspirational commanders like Gustavus Adolphus, or good fighting generals who were also what Thomas Barker called ‘military intellectuals’. In the west, war had become a kind of philosophy; in the east, it was a complex and subtle tradition. Because of this, the Turks perfected a limited but highly effective tactical repertoire."
I'm a bit surprised that Wheatcroft doesn't mention a possible connection between this trait of Ottoman military command and the very slow adoption of printing in the Ottoman Empire.
I admire your erudition, i would be more impressed about ottoman diplomacy however, truly impressive, nice article, thank you