Articles such as this have unintended positive consequences. In following links I was reminded of the richness of history found in and around Buda and Pest, and how this battle against the Ottoman Empire broke the will of the Ottoman military. Its eventual reversal and escape from Europe, pushed back into Asia Minor, left a heritage of Islamic states - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, other enclaves - that are largely non-practicing but still reviled by their neighbors. The presence of a German-language ad in one link reminded me that all of Central Europe, including what are today Hungary, Czech Republic, and most of north Italy, maintain a German heritage. I recall on my first visit to Bolzano/Bozen, the locals complaining about the Italians. We were more than 100 km inside Italy.
You are so right. Today understanding of the Ottoman Empire is minimal and yet it would help us to understand much about the ME. That you would be "in" Italy & hear complaints makes sense to me from looking at old maps, but it takes a long perspective to realize this. TY
Articles such as this have unintended positive consequences. In following links I was reminded of the richness of history found in and around Buda and Pest, and how this battle against the Ottoman Empire broke the will of the Ottoman military. Its eventual reversal and escape from Europe, pushed back into Asia Minor, left a heritage of Islamic states - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, other enclaves - that are largely non-practicing but still reviled by their neighbors. The presence of a German-language ad in one link reminded me that all of Central Europe, including what are today Hungary, Czech Republic, and most of north Italy, maintain a German heritage. I recall on my first visit to Bolzano/Bozen, the locals complaining about the Italians. We were more than 100 km inside Italy.
You are so right. Today understanding of the Ottoman Empire is minimal and yet it would help us to understand much about the ME. That you would be "in" Italy & hear complaints makes sense to me from looking at old maps, but it takes a long perspective to realize this. TY