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The Mongols and the Islamic World

From Conquest to Conversion

An epic historical consideration of the Mongol conquest of Western Asia and the spread of Islam during the years of non-Muslim rule The Mongol conquest of the Islamic world began in the early thirteenth century when Genghis Khan and his warriors overran Central Asia and devastated much of Iran. Distinguished historian Peter Jackson offers a fresh and fascinating consideration of the years of infidel Mongol rule in Western Asia, drawing from an impressive array of primary sources as well as modern studies to demonstrate how Islam not only survived the savagery of the conquest, but spread throughout the empire. This unmatched study goes beyond the well-documented Mongol campaigns of massacre and devastation to explore different aspects of an immense imperial event that encompassed what is now Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan, as well as Central Asia and parts of eastern Europe. It examines in depth the cultural consequences for the incorporated Islamic lands, the Muslim experience of Mongol sovereignty, and the conquerors’ eventual conversion to Islam.

Bolod, Chaghadayid khan, 359 Muhammad b. Sa'd, Salghurid atabeg of Fārs,
259 Muhammad b. Tekish, 'Alā' al-Din, Khwārazmshāh, 17–18, 56–7, 59–60, 66,
71–9, 87–8, 90, 108, 159–60, 163–4, 180, 215, 246, 259, 275,310,348
Muhammad b. Tughluq, Delhi Sultan, 397, 406 Muhammad Jahāngir, Timurid
prince and nominal Chaghadayid khan, 385 Muhammad Münis, Khivan author,
389, 401; his Firdaws al-iqbāl, 389,401 Muhammad Shāh b. Hajjāj,
Qutlughkhanid Sultan of ...

The Delhi Sultanate

A Political and Military History

The Delhi Sultanate was the first Islamic state to be established in India. In a broad-ranging, accessible narrative, Peter Jackson traces the history of the Sultanate from its foundation in 1210 to its demise in 1400 at the sack of Delhi by the Central Asian conqueror, Tamerlane. During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Sultanate was the principal bastion of Islam in the subcontinent. While the book focuses on military and political affairs, tracing the Sultanate's resistance to formidable Mongol invasions from the north-west and the administrative developments that underpinned these exploits, it also explores the Sultans' relations with their non-Muslim subjects. As a comprehensive treatment of the period, the book will make a significant contribution to the literature on medieval Indo-Muslim history. Students of Islamic and Indian history, and those with a general interest in the region, will find it a valuable resource.

The reign of Muhammad b. Tughluq throws up perhaps more problems than any
other in the history of the Sultanate. At the sultan's accession the authority of
Delhi was acknowledged over a larger area of the subcontinent than under any
previous monarch. It is to this process of expansion that Barani refers when he
describes the unprecedented scope and efficiency of the revenue department in
Muhammad's early years.1 And yet the reign appears to be dominated by an
extraordinary ...

Covert Radar and Signals Interception

The Secret Career of Eric Ackermann

Of German stock dating back to 1530 in Saxony, Eric George Ackermann GM was born on the Isle of Wight in 1919 and became a leading figure in the world of signals and electronic intelligence. As a Junior Scientific Officer at the Telecommunication Research Establishment, Boscombe Down, with an honorary commission in the Royal Air Force, he made numerous flights over occupied territory searching for, monitoring and destroying Germany's Wuerzburg, Knickebein and X Band radar systems. Much of his research was passed to the highest levels of wartime government, and was highly prized, ensuring that tactical plans could be executed that took full advantage of known, top secret German intelligence.??A host of secret missions to assess the enemy's radar capabilities were carried out in North Africa, Gibraltar and Italy. This new and engaging biography explores the various highs and lows of his operational deployment at the vanguard of tactical intelligence operations in these exciting theaters of war. Winner of the George Medal for conspicuous gallantry, his efforts weren't confined to the offices of war. He saw conflict up close and personal, and was therefore aware of the urgency of his endeavours, and the extent to which his findings made a difference.??The end of the war was a cause of great celebration, but it did not signal the end of Ackermann's role, far from it. He was to play a major part in the setting up and implementation of a string of listening stations built along the borders of Soviet Bloc countries which were destined to glean a wealth of invaluable post-war intelligence. Further work in aeronautics and satellite construction in the States followed, meaning the reach of Ackermann's influence could be allowed to stretch yet further.rnrnYet despite the might and scale of his achievement, he has never before been the subject of a book-length study. The authors, Peter Jackson and David Haysom, have made every effort to rectify that in this new publication which is sure to appeal to aviation enthusiasts, as well as the more general reader curious to gain new insights into twentieth century intelligence practices and their often far-reaching consequences.

At Obernkirchen he willreport to ASRI, BAFO Ops.', in other words to Eric
Ackermann himself. This isa nicereversal of roles: the older andseniorman
ordered to report tosomeone much junior. They metand itwas probably onthat
visit that Eric put ...