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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Empires of the sea : the siege of Malta, the battle of Lepanto, and the contest for the center of the world

Title remainder

the siege of Malta, the battle of Lepanto, and the contest for the center of the world

Statement of responsibility

Roger Crowley

Creator

• Crowley, Roger, , 1951-

Subject

• Europe -- History, Naval
• Islam -- Relations | Christianity
• Lepanto, Battle of, Greece, 1571
• Christianity and other religions -- Islam
• Naval battles -- History -- 16th century
• Naval history, Modern
• Malta -- History -- Siege, 1565

Language

eng

Summary

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

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

940.21

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography