The Polish Hussars: The Winged Saviours of Europe from Islamic Conquest ... In 1683, the mighty Ottoman Empire, once the unchallenged power of the East, stood at the threshold of Christendom’s heart. At the gates of Vienna, Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha amassed a massive army, driven not just by territorial ambition but by the vision of completing the centuries-old dream of Ottoman Europe. Vienna was more than a city, it was a keystone in the balance between East and West, Islam and…
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