Contents List of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Russian Military Forces in the Sixteenth Century: The Infrastructure of the Russian Army Chapter 2. Who Were the Enemies of Russia in the Sixteenth Century? A Brief Review of Their Military Potential Chapter 3. The Russian Crusades: Ivan the Terrible Against the Muslims Chapter 4. From Offence to Defence: The Military Policy of Ivan the Terrible Against the Muslims in the 1560s and 1570s Chapter 5. Ivan’s Baltic Wars Chapter 6. The Dispute Over Russian Lands Ivan’s Policy Towards Poland and Lithuania in the Third Quarter of the Sixteenth Century Chapter 7. The Military Disaster of Ivan the Terrible Epilogue Notes 267 Appendix I: Chronology Appendix II: List of Rulers Appendix III: Comparison of Eastern European Armies of the Sixteenth Century Bibliography Index of People Geographical Index