Islam at War A History

Name: Islam at War A History
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ISBN: 9780275981013

ISBN-10: 0275981010

ISBN-13: 9780275981013

Edition: 2003

Authors: George F. Nafziger, Mark W. Walton

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Militant Islamists viewed the events of September 11, 2001, as merely one more step in an ongoing military campaign against the West and the United States. Major events in this ongoing war include the great Arab conquests in the Middle East and the Iberian Peninsula, the Crusades, Muslim India, the Seljuq and Ottoman Empires, naval warfare, colonialism, and the numerous military actions of modern Muslim states. The word Islam means "Peace," but for nearly 1,400 years its adherents have waged war--frequently on the grandest and most successful scales in history. This book introduces some of Islam's greatest military figures and analyzes significant events that are shaping the modern world.…

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List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 8/30/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.15" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Introduction



Birth of Islam: Islamic Expansion and Muhammad as Battlefield Commander



The Great Conquests



Islam and the Crusades



The Sword and India: The Moghul Conquest



Egypt in the World of Islam



The Muslim Conquest and Loss of Spain



The Rise of the Ottoman Empire



The Sick Man of Europe: The Balkans and the Fall of the Ottoman Empire



The Sword and the Sea: Muslim Navies, Lepanto, and Malta



Mullahs and Machine Guns: Colonial Wars in the Middle East



Mullahs and Missiles: Islamic Wars since 1945



Islam and Jihad: For It is Ordained unto You



Dying for God: The Assassins--Past and Present