Genres: History
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Most of the great powers contested the lands around the Adriatic Sea during the Napoleonic wars. While never a major theatre of operations, it was part of the overall strategy of most of the combatants. It had an essential role in the conflict, influencing alliances and diverting troops and ships, which all contributed to the defeat of Napoleon. It was also a period of significant change, with the French and British intervening in a region that had long been a battleground reserved for the Austrian, Russian and Ottoman empires. This book examines the campaigns, armies, navies and personalities that fought in the region between 1797 and 1815. Campaigns rarely mentioned in the history of the period. Austrian, French, Russian, British, and their foreign regiments fought up and down the coast. Sometimes with or against local leaders like Peter I of Montenegro and Ali Pasha of Ioannina. Many commanders were far...

Genres: History
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

This book examines the conflict between the Russian and Ottoman empires for control of the Pontic Steppe region during the second half of the 18th century. The Pontic Steppe stretches from the northern shores of the Black Sea to the northern area around the Caspian Sea. The Russo-Ottoman Wars of 1768–74 and 1787-92 were fought for control of this region, occasionally spilling over to the southern Caucasus, the Balkans and the Mediterranean. The conflict was driven by Catherine the Great’s colonial policies, support for Orthodox Christians in Ottoman territories, and ambitions to secure access to warm-water ports. Her broader aims included her ‘Greek Project’, which envisaged the creation of new kingdoms in the Balkans. This conflict had far-reaching consequences for both empires and the broader European geopolitical landscape, which continue to this day. This study examines how the empires organised for war; the armies, navies and the commanders that led...