Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 - Hardcover

Crowley, Roger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571232302 ISBN 13: 9780571232307

Publisher: Faber and Faber, 2008

Synopsis

Empires of the Sea shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire – and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Coupled with dramatic set piece battles, a wealth of riveting first-hand accounts, epic momentum and a terrific denouement at Lepanto, this is a work of history at its broadest and most compelling.

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Review:

'A gripping narrative account of several decades which really did shape the modern world.'
-- Michael Kerrigan, Scotsman

'Crowley succeeds in turning the events of 500 years ago into a thrilling spectacle.' -- James W. Wood, Scotsman

'Magnificent ... Crowley shows a novelist's eye for vivid scene painting.' -- Christopher Hart, Sunday Times

'Nothing less than thrilling. [Crowley's] descriptions of the great set pieces - the siege of Malta and the battle of Lepanto - left me holding my breath.' -- Michael Prodger, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year

'This is a first-class narrative history, splendidly illustrated with old-fashioned engravings.' -- Christopher Silvester, Daily Telegraph

'[It] is an account of human beings under extraordinary circumstances... This is narrative history at its most gripping.' -- Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph

`Amazing narrative power as well as an even-handed approach to the grisly horrors endured by Christians and Muslims alike.' -- Antonia Fraser, History Today Books of the Year

`Glorious narrative history.' -- Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph

`There is a certain British genius for Boys' Own Paper military history, and Roger Crowley has it.'
-- Norman Stone, Guardian Book of the Week

`This rousing account ... has everything ... [Crowley's] scholarship is sure-footed, and his narrative skills an old-fashioned delight.' -- Andrew Holgate, Sunday Times, History Book of the Year

Book Description:

One of the most gripping and exciting stories ever told of an epic period of international warfare.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0571232302
• ISBN 13: 9780571232307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368