Freshly Printed - allow 7 days lead
Couldn't load pickup availability
Russia's Turkish Wars
The Tsarist Army and the Balkan Peoples in the Nineteenth Century
Victor Taki (Author)
9781487501631
Hardback, published 23 February 2024
320 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 b&w maps
23.5 x 15.9 x 3.2 cm, 0.58 kg
Russia’s Turkish Wars examines the changing place of the Balkan population in Russian military thought, strategic planning, and occupation policies. It reveals choices made by the tsarist strategists and commanders during the Russian-Ottoman wars, reflecting a general reconceptualization of the role of "the people" in modern warfare that took place during the nineteenth century. The book explores the tsarist military’s engagement with the population of the Balkans in the wake of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. It draws on previously unpublished materials from Russian archives as well as a broad range of published primary sources. Victor Taki recounts the discussions among Russian military men and the international relations of the nineteenth century. Russia’s Turkish Wars ultimately provides a new perspective on both military change and Imperial Russia’s Balkan entanglements.
List of Maps and Illustrations Introduction 1. The Eastern Balkan Christians and Muslims in Early Russian-Ottoman Wars 2. The Russian Army and the Eastern Balkan Population During the War of 1828–1829 3. Partisan Warfare and Statistics of European Turkey: The Case of I.P. Liprandi 4. Russia and the Balkan Peoples during the Crimean War 5. The Russian Army and the Ottoman Empire, 1856–1877 6. Russian Population Policies during the War of 1877–1878 7. Population Policies after the War Conclusion Notes
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration and Spelling of Geographical Terms
Bibliography
Index