{"product_id":"islam-at-the-gates-how-christendom-defeated-the-ottoman-turks-9781933184258","title":"Islam at the Gates: How Christendom Defeated the Ottoman Turks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristendom at the Brink: How the Ottoman Turks were Defeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian Diane Moczar pulls back the curtain on one of the most important acts in the drama of Muslim aggression against the West: the 500-year-long siege of Europe by the Ottoman Turks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing the rise of the Turkish people from wandering Asian tribe to mighty pan-continental empire, \u003ci\u003eIslam at the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the heroes and villains, the battles and atrocities, the tragic errors and timely miracles, that marked the Ottomans' incursions from Europe's borders to the very heart of Christendom; and then, by the grace of God, their eventual repulsion and final defeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn these pages you'll encounter: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bold sultans, timid emperors, and vile traitors who aided the Turkish advance - and the popes who tirelessly preached Crusade against it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrave saints who rallied Christian forces against the invaders - including the hardy warrior-monk who died in battle at the age of sixty-one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe island fortress whose rag-tag defenders continually thwarted superior numbers of Ottoman attackers - defying even the great sultan Suleiman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe suffering of millions of Christian families in occupied lands - their children kidnapped and forced into Muslim armies and harems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolk heroes from the hills of Hungary and Albania who rose up against their Ottoman overlords - and whose guerilla tactics inspired their people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tragic fall of Constantinople, seat of Eastern Christianity - its people slaughtered, its treasures plundered, its sacred places befouled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEurope's pivotal, improbable pair of victories at Lepanto and Vienna, and the defeat of the last great Turkish offensive on September 11, 1697\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolid history and dramatic narrative make \u003ci\u003eIslam at the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e a moving look at Europe's long struggle against the Turks. But the author's shrewd Catholic outlook also makes it an edifying one. Had these events unfolded just a little differently, Christian civilization might have been conquered by the sword of Allah. If we fail to learn the lessons of history, Dr. Moczar warns, the West may yet fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Diane Moczar is an adjunct professor of history at Northern Virginia Community College. She received a bachelor's degree in history and philosophy at San Francisco College for Women, and following two years of research in Paris, she obtained a master's degree at Columbia University. Her doctoral work was completed at Catholic University and George Mason University. She has written for Triumph, Smithsonian, Catholic Digest, National Review, and many other publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50476215468306,"sku":"9781933184258","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f25e8047-e048-4ba3-a65f-399be1c6ba2b.jpg?v=1730245709","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/islam-at-the-gates-how-christendom-defeated-the-ottoman-turks-9781933184258","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}