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The Holy Wars of King Wladislas and Sultan Murad: The Ottoman-Christian Conflict from 1438-1444
Author(s): John Jefferson (Author)
- Publisher: Brill
- Publication Date: August 17, 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 528 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004219048
- ISBN-13: 9789004219045
Book Description
The Holy Wars of King Wladislas and Sultan Murad comprises the first detailed treatment of the pivotal conflict between the Ottomans and Christendom from 1438-1444. Beginning with the Council of Florence and renewed Ottoman expansion it covers the election of Wladislas, the rise of John Hunyadi and the factional politics of the Porte. “The author recounts the major campaigns including Hunyadi’s victories in 1442 as well as the Long March and Varna expeditions of 1443/44. He also gives a thorough description of the armies, their tactics and strategy. Dr. Jefferson’s work is the first to make full use of both Ottoman and Christian sources, and not only corrects persistent misconceptions but provides the fullest picture of this conflict to date.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…Relying on his extensive knowledge of a number of foreign languages, successfully combining the various and diverse available sources, John Jefferson has managed to produce the most comprehensive account of events regarding the Ottoman-Christian conflict between 1438 and 1444 to date. His book will certainly represent essential reading for anyone interested in the research of Ottoman expansion during the 15th century, and it will surely come to be considered as the standard work for the study of the Long Campaign and the Battle of Varna. Because of the way in which it is structured and how the arguments and the story in it are presented, the book will be of interest not only to specialists, who will find a wealth of new material in it, but also to the more casual reader seeking to understand the broader context of the conflict between the Ottomans and Christians in the Late Middle Ages.”
Emir O. Filipović, Prilozi za orijentalnu filologiju (Contributions to Oriental Philology), Vol. 63, Sarajevo, 2014
Emir O. Filipović, Prilozi za orijentalnu filologiju (Contributions to Oriental Philology), Vol. 63, Sarajevo, 2014
About the Author
John Jefferson received his M.A. from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (2002), and his Ph.D. from Mainz University (2011) where he is a guest lecturer. He works as a consultant and translator in several languages, including Polish, Arabic and Turkish.
