Islam at war: a history/
George F. Nafziger and Mark W. Walton.
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
- viii, 278 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-265) and index.
Birth of Islam : Islamic expansion and Muhammad as battlefield commander -- The great conquests -- Islam and the Crusades -- The sword and India : the Moghul conquest -- Egypt in the world of Islam -- The Muslim conquest and loss of Spain -- The rise of the Ottoman Empire -- The sick man of Europe : the Balkans and the fall of the Ottoman Empire -- The sword and the sea : Muslim navies, Lepanto, and Malta -- Mullahs and machine guns : colonial wars in the Middle East -- Mullahs and missiles : Islamic wars since 1945 -- Islam and Jihad : for it is ordained unto you -- Dying for God : the assassins-- past and present -- Conclusion.