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

Crowley, Roger

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9781400157228: Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World

ISBN 10: 1400157226 ISBN 13: 9781400157228

Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc, 2008

A critical study of the fifty-year conflict between Islam and Chistianity for control of the Mediterranean discusses the decisive sixteenth-century battles at Malta and Lepanto that permanently ended Muslim expansion in the region and looks at the roles played by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, pirate Hayrettin Barbarossa, Pope Pius V, and General Don John of Austria. Simultaneous.

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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.

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