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The Crusades were the bridge between medieval and modern history, between feudalism and colonialism. In many ways, the little explored later Crusades were the most significant of them all, for they made the crisis truly global. "The Last Crusaders" is about the period's last great conflict between East and West, and the titanic contest between Habsburg-led Christendom and the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.It focuses not on the more famous Crusades from 1095 and 1291 but on a later series of clashes between various Christian and Muslim forces in and around the Mediterranean, beginning with Portugal's capture of the city of Ceuta in 1415 and ending with the battles at Lepanto in 1571 and Alccer Quibir in 1578. From the great naval campaigns and the ferocious struggle to dominate the North African shore, the conflict spread out along trade routes, consuming nations and cultures, destroying dynasties, and spawning the first colonial empires in South America and the Indian Ocean. The author presents not only the exploits of both Christians and Muslims on the battlefield but also their shifting alliances and internal struggles. He also explores how military technologies and the expansion of trade and exploration helped shape the conflicts. This book provides a vibrant and well-organized account of this tumultuous, lesser-known period of history.
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East and West, Crusades, Balance of power, Military History, Military relations, History, Christianity and other religions, Islam, Crusades, 13th-15th centuries, Christianity and other religions, islam, East and west, Europe, history, military, Middle east, history, military, Spain, history, Turkey, history, ottoman empire, 1288-1918Places
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Last Crusaders: East, West, and the Battle for the Center of the World
2011, Abrams, Inc.
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The last crusaders: the hundred-year battle for the center of the world
2010, Overlook Press
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1590202864 9781590202869
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Last Crusaders: East, West and the Battle for the Centre of the World
2010, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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0748124683 9780748124688
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The last crusaders: East, West and the battle for the centre of the world
2010, Abacus
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0349115370 9780349115375
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Last Crusaders: The Hundred Year Battle for the Centre of the World
2009, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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0316861243 9780316861243
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