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Americans at war in the Ottoman Empire : US mercenary force in the Middle East /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Covey, Eric (Author)
Corporate Author: Bloomsbury (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris, 2020.
Edition:[Paperback edition].
Series:Library of Ottoman studies ; v. 62.
Subjects:
Mercenary troops > United States.
Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
United States > History > Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.
Middle East > History, Military.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Memory and Exceptionalism at the Battle of Derna, 1805
  • 2. Sovereign Equality among Men and Nations, 1815-28
  • 3. Literary Mercenaries in Istanbul, 1831-53
  • 4. The Monstrous Geography of Central Africa, 1874-75
  • 5. Mercenary Diplomacy on the Nile, 1869-82.