The Ottoman Empire

A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire and Its Control over Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Desmond Manny

Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Explore the captivating history of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman world was nothing like an exotic fairy tale featuring tyrant sultans, mean pashas, and ill-fated harem women. The true stories of genuine sultans and princes are a bit more complicated and no less exciting.

Incredible facts about this empire still surprise anyone who starts discovering those stories. You’ll find out that, for quite a while, this Islamic state was effectively ruled by women, and that’s just the beginning.

In The Ottoman Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire and Its Control over Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, you will discover topics such as:

• The first sultan
• The conqueror
• The just and the resolute
• The magnificent
• The power of harem
• The sultanate of women
• The supreme valide
• Husbands and sons
• Grandest of the grand
• Flower power: the age of tulips
• Transformation
• A step toward modernization
• The reorganization
• The last absolute ruler
• The end of the Ottoman Empire
• And much, much more!

So listen to this audiobook now if you want to learn more about the Ottoman Empire!

©2018 Captivating History (P)2018 Captivating History

An Illuminating piece of work.

Captivating History's work draws from a wide variety of sources, approaching the issues from different perspectives. It clearly exhibits the fact that, on the contrary to the ex-post official histories, the policies for greater Turkey had developed almost haphazardly. Much of his comments regarding T.E. Lawrance refers to Desmond Stewart's biography of the latter, thus should be taken with some reservation. An absolute must for individuals interested in contemporary world politics.

Outstanding History of an Untold Dimension

For anyone wanting to understand Turkey's history and how it has shaped today's country under Erdogan this is a must-read. Likewise for those who want to understand the Armenian genocide. Best piece of writing form Captivating History.

Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North

We are reminded that the Ottoman Empire didn’t simply vanish after 1918. On the contrary, Provence takes us through the complex history of the modern Turkish, discussing such topics as Great Power colonialism, Arab nationalism, Islam, resistance to & repression by the British and French mandate governments making this a nuanced, well integrated & thought provoking work.

Too condensed to learn much.

The narrator can’t pronounce properly any of the Turkish or Arabic words. Got really annoying how off he was.

Book was too condensed to learn too much of the history more like highlights only.

A readable for history buffs.

Listening to it today fills in many of the gaps in our understanding of such events as the war in Syria. I recommend it highly for students, professors, and people simply trying to understand the modern Levant. Few history books are as lively and engaging to read - if one is genuinely interested in the topic. Another excellent book by Captivating History team.

A bit off mark in my view.

The book is off mark from it's stated intent, the author wanted to center the book around, but ended up doing it and therein lies it's problem. Very much of an English account of the history, although exposing the emptiness of the policies and thought behind them from political as well as military men of the empire, the book fails to tell a complete story. Still a readable book, though one will have to read other sources.

Interesting part of history

I found this tough going. The performance was poor and the pronounciations were terrible. This period of history is so interesting, I hope there are better titles to listen to covering the Ottoman Empire.

A Peace to End all Peace.

A must read for all in International Studies or in the military, but more important, a must read to those that give senseless opinions of what goes on in when the Turkish empire fell.

Understanding the Enigma of the Turkish Empire

This book explains it all. The Fall of the Turkish Empire and Its Control over Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa is sorted out in easy steps, Artificial Country by Artificial Country. This division, each chapter dealing with one country for each of the half a dozen years makes for easy reference.

A must read to understand the history.

So comprehensive and understandable, this history of the origins of the Fall of the Turkish Empire of today should be read by everyone trying to make sense of the current situation in that region.