Islam at War
A History
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Product details:
- Publisher Praeger
- Date of Publication 30 August 2003
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9780313361449
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 234x155 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English 0
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Long description:
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. Nafziger and Walton detail the rich and diverse military histories of dozens of empires, nations, tribes, clans, and peoples.
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.
Nafziger and Walton detail the rich and diverse military histories of dozens of empires, nations, tribes, clans, and peoples. They make a special effort to outline the military history of the Quran and show how Islamic theology justifies military effort. With considerable discussion of the military aspects of terrorism, this overview will provide the general reader with background information and analysis of parts of the world that are likely to remain a battleground for years to come.
Table of Contents:
CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSIntroduction vii1. Birth of Islam: Islamic Expansion and Muhammad as Battlefield Commander 12. The Great Conquests 153. Islam and the Crusades 374. The Sword and India: The Moghul Conquest 515. Egypt in the World of Islam 636. The Muslim Conquest and Loss of Spain 817. The Rise of the Ottoman Empire 918. The Sick Man of Europe: The Balkans and the Fall of the Ottoman Empire 1099. The Sword and the Sea: Muslim Navies, Lepanto, and Malta 14110. Mullahs and Machine Guns: Colonial Wars in the Middle East 15311. Mullahs and Missiles: Islamic Wars since 1945 17112. Islam and Jihad: For It Is Ordained unto You 20713. Dying for God: The Assassins-Past and Present 23514. Conclusion 255Bibliography 263Index 267
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