Author(s): Gabriele Esposito; Giuseppe Rava (Illustrator)

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Throughout the 19th century, the huge Ottoman Turkish Empire - 'the sick man of Europe' - had to fight challenges to its declining power. A succession of sultans, some of them energetic reformers, faced constant external pressure from Russia, and repeated rebellions in provinces and vassal states - most notably in the Balkans, where Austria, France and Britain often interfered. Illustrated with colourfully varied uniform plates, rare prints and early photographs, this book traces the development of Ottoman and vassal armies within the Empire as it faced its final century as an imperial power.