- Published: 1 October 2009
- ISBN: 9781844137411
- Imprint: Pimlico
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $55.00
The Enemy at the Gate
Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe
- Published: 1 October 2009
- ISBN: 9781844137411
- Imprint: Pimlico
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 384
- RRP: $55.00
It is tremendous stuff, a masterpiece of historical writing
Daily Telegraph
Impressively researched... he has a forensic grasp of the terrain and the tactics, produces excellent miniatures of the frontline generals and deploys extraordinary eyewitness accounts with great skill... Wheatcroft has done us all a service by bringing another part of the story of Ottoman-European interaction to the attention of English-speaking readers
Literary Review
Wheatcroft captures the sweep of great events in this riveting book. He also nails historical myths that still resonate to this day
Simon Shaw, Daily Mail
Well-balanced, readable and timely account of the 1683 siege
Jay Dixon, Historical Novels Review
The book gives a fine account of the siege itself... thoughtful and thought-provoking, as well as being a cracking good story
Sunday Telegraph