An edition of Empires of the sea (2008)

Empires of the Sea

The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World

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An edition of Empires of the sea (2008)

Empires of the Sea

The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World

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A thrilling account of the brutal decades-long battle between Christendom and Islam for the soul of Europe. This struggle's brutal climax came between 1565 and 1571, seven years that witnessed a fight to the finish decided in a series of bloody set pieces: the epic siege of Malta, in which a tiny band of Christian defenders defied the might of the Ottoman army; the savage battle for Cyprus; and the apocalyptic last-ditch defense of southern Europe at Lepanto--one of the single most shocking days in world history. At the close of this cataclysmic naval encounter, the carnage was so great that the victors could barely sail away because of the countless corpses floating in the sea. Lepanto fixed the frontiers of the Mediterranean world that we know today.

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Library of Congress
D215 .C76 2009

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
368
Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
Weight
9.1 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24087018M
ISBN 10
0812977645
ISBN 13
9780812977646
OCLC/WorldCat
251203957

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Work ID
OL27957432W

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