The conquest of Turkey, or, The decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, 1877-8: a complete history of the late war between Russia and Turkey, including the causes of the war ... graphic descriptions of the two empires ... etc., etc. : to which is added biographical sketches of the leading actors in this great drama

Linus Pierpont Brockett, Porter C. (Porter Cornelius) Bliss

Hubbard Bros., 1878 - Eastern question (Balkan) - 768 pages

Contents

• PorteThe character of the Turk portrayedHis barbarism and deceit: 21
• Their crafty attempts to fasten suspicion on the BulgariansThey: 29
• History of Russia: 31
• The Andrassy noteMotives cf the Powers in its prtsentation Hostility: 52
• History of Russia continued: 68
• RussiaIts Geography Existing Races Religion: 73
• Geographical extent of RussiaIts northern lands and racesThe Finns: 104
• TurkeyIts History: 123
• MagnificentThe views of Mostar and CoinicaThe Sclavonic Mahome: 161
• raised in great numbersAbundance of gameAll European wild animals: 183
• Bulgaria the Bulgarian Church and Atrocities: 201
• minority in European TurkeyMilitary condition of Turkey not satis: 253
• Diplomatic Efforts to avert: 269
• Montenegro and Servia in 1876: 279
• The Outbreak of Hostilities: 299
• Across the Danube: 331
• Unaccountable tardiness of the Russian advanceThe bridge at Sironitza: 416
• Topographical sketch of the region of AraratKaraRelative importance: 417
• in person_General Viskotitxh the secondBuh corps cross the frontier: 437
• The Russians paralyzed for the entire month of AugustFixing the responsi: 461
• Suleiman Pashas blunder and disobedienceDetermined assault npon: 479
• The Great Attack upon Plevna: 505
• Earlier operations against Kirs and in Armenia generallyAn interchange: 570
• The Ghazi Muktar abandons Kizil Tepe withdrawing to Aladja DighThe: 595
• New strategical combinations of the Russians before PlevnaArrangement: 618
• The Advance on Sophia and Adrianople: 648
• Lord Salisbury who issues a warlike circularProbabilities of a further: 670

Bibliographic information

• Title: The conquest of Turkey, or, The decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, 1877-8: a complete history of the late war between Russia and Turkey, including the causes of the war ... graphic descriptions of the two empires ... etc., etc. : to which is added biographical sketches of the leading actors ...
• Authors: Linus Pierpont Brockett, Porter C. (Porter Cornelius) Bliss
• Publisher: Hubbard Bros., 1878
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Dec 19, 2005
• Length: 768 pages
• Subjects: Eastern question (Balkan); Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878