简介：PresentedbyJulianDavison,OTTOMANSVERSUSCHRISTIANS“TheBattleForEurope”travelstotheBalkans,EasternEuropeandtheformerSovietUnion,wherethepowerstrugglebetweenChristianEuropeandtheMuslimOttomanEmpirelastedforcenturies. Featuringinterviewswithtophistorians,livereenactmentsofpivotalevents,andvisitstohistoricalsites,thisthree-partseriesexploresalegendaryclashofcivilizationsanditscontinuingrepercussionsinthemodernworld. Episode1:"DreamofEmpire”airsMonday,April10at11p.m.-ThisepisodetracesthehistoryofOttomaninfluenceintheBalkansoverfourcenturies. Episode2:“Vienna–TheGoldenApple”airsTuesday,April11at11p.m.-ThisepisodefocusesonOttomanadvancesintoEuropeinthe15th-17thcenturies,climaxinginthesecondsiegeofViennain1683. Episode3:“TheSickManofEurope”airsWednesday,April12at11p.m.-ThisfinalepisodeexplorestherelationshipbetweentheOttomanEmpireandTsaristRussia,whichresultedintheCrimeanWarin1853,draggingintroopsfromFranceandEngland.…