Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire

The definitive history of the Ottoman Empire

“Lucid, judicious and enjoyable.” (Times Literary Supplement)

The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and most influential empires in world history. Its reach extended to three continents and it survived for more than six centuries, but its history is too often colored by the memory of its bloody final throes on the battlefields of World War I.

In this magisterial work—the first definitive account written for the general reader—renowned scholar...