| Edition |
[First U.S. edition]. |
| Description |
xvii, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-315) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. One. CAESARS : THE CONTEST FOR THE SEA. The Sultan pays a visit ; A supplication ; The king of evil ; The voyage to Tunis ; Doria and Barbarossa ; The Turkish Sea -- Pt. Two. EPICENTER : THE BATTLE FOR MALTA. Nest of vipers ; Invasion fleet ; The post of death ; The Ravelin of Europe ; The last swimmers ; Payback ; Trench wars ; "Malta Yok" -- Pt. Three. ENDGAME : HURTLING TO LEPANTO. The pope's dream ; A head in a dish ; Famagusta ; Christ's general ; Snakes to a charm ; "Let's fight" ; Sea of fire ; Other oceans ; Epilogue : traces. |
| 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. |
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Naval battles -- History -- 16th century.
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Naval history, Modern.
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Europe -- History, Naval.
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Islam -- Relations -- Christianity.
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Christianity and other religions -- Islam.
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| ISBN |
9781400066247 alkaline paper |
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1400066247 alkaline paper |
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