One of the most important battles in European history was fought on September 25, 1396. Nicopolis was the first battle where the Ottoman Turks encountered a Western European army. The Ottomans were led by their sultan, Bayezid I, while the … Continue reading
This account of the siege and fall of Constantinople was written by Hermodoros Michael Kritovoulos, who was a civil servant working for Mehmed II. Continue reading
George Sphrantzes was a courtier in the Byzantine empire, serving as an important diplomat and ambassador for several emperors. Continue reading
The diary of Nicolo Barbaro is perhaps the most detailed and accurate eyewitness account of the siege and fall of Constantinople. Continue reading
Turkish Raids in Friuli at the End of the Fifteenth Century By Maria Pia Pedani Acta Viennensia Ottomanica, edited by Markus Kohbach, Gisela Prochaska-Eisl, and Claudia Romer (Vienna: Im Selbrstverlag des Instituts fur Orientalistik, 1999) Acta Viennensia Ottomanica is collection of … Continue reading
The Fall of Constantinople: Bishop Leonard and the Greek Accounts By Marios Philippides Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, Vol.22 (1981)
Hungarian strategy against the Ottomans (1365-1526) By Gyula Razso From Crecy to Mohacs: Warfare in the Late Middle Ages (1346-1526): XXIInd Colloquium of the International Commission of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum: Vienna, 1997) We thank the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum of Vienna for … Continue reading
Avant Nicopolis: la campagne de 1395 pour le contrôle du Bas-Danube Dan Ioan Mureşan (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris) L’armée croisée affluait au début de l’été 1396 vers Nicopolis sur deux directions[1]. Le corps principal, ayant le … Continue reading
The Battle of Kosovo: Early Reports of Victory and Defeat Thomas A. Emmert Kosovo: Legacy of a Medieval Battle In popular interpretation it was defeat at the Battle of Kosovo which brought about the disintegration of the medieval Serbian empire. … Continue reading
David Nicolle Cross & Crescent in the Balkans: The Ottoman Conquest of Southeastern Europe Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Military, 2010. 256 pp. ISBN: 9781844159543 Dr. David Nicolle is perhaps best known as the prolific author of many of the … Continue reading
