Jan Sobieski: The King Who Saved Europe - Hardcover

Varvounis, Miltiades

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1462880819 ISBN 13: 9781462880812

Publisher: Xlibris, 2012

Synopsis

Jan Sobieski was one of the most extraordinary and visionary monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 until his death. He was a man of letters, an artistic person, a dedicated ruler but above all the greatest soldier of his time. Popular among his subjects, he won considerable fame for his decisive victory over the Ottomans at the walls of Vienna (1683). For defeating the Muslim invaders, Pope Innocent XI hailed Sobieski as the saviour of Christendom.

REVIEWS

"Miltiades Varvounis describes Sobieski's personality and lasting accomplishments in an exciting and illuminating way that will captivate the imagination of every reader of History books, while, at the same time, bringing back to life a period of relentless struggles between Christianity and Islam that formed the 'last chapter' of European chivalry."
DR NICOLAOS NICOLOUDIS, King's College London

"This masterpiece by Miltiades Varvounis not only brings to light a forgotten genius but also sheds light onto an important part of the long turbulent Turkish history."
CUMA BARAK, University of Gaziantep

"The author masterfully brings to light one of the most prominent personalities of the seventeenth century who was not only a great ruler and an astute military leader but who also changed the course of history by saving Europe from the Islamic onslaught."
LITHUANIAN HERITAGE magazine

"A fascinating, thorough and very much needed biography of a leader whose name is virtually unknown outside of Eastern Europe. Varvounis describes Sobieski with just the right dose of historical detail and imagination - this is a work of history that reads like a work of fiction."
EWA BRONOWICZ, The Post Eagle

About this title

About the Author:

Greece's foremost expert on Polish history, Miltiades Varvounis is a distinguished freelance writer and author, with a thorough knowledge of the history of Eastern Europe. Of Polish descent, he considers himself Graecorum et Polonorum filius (a son of Greeks and Poles). He has written several books in Greek, including Ivan the Terrible; and Kemal: The Founder of Modern Turkey. His articles have appeared in leading Greek magazines and journals

About this edition

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1462880819
• ISBN 13: 9781462880812
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 278