the siege of Malta, the battle of Lepanto, and the contest for the center of the world Crowley, Roger 1951- creator text bibliography nyu New York Random House c2008 2008 1st U.S. ed. monographic eng

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xvii, 336 p., [8] p. of plates : ill, maps ; 25 cm. 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. Ptolemy's map Map: The Mediterranean, c. 1560 Map: The Siege of Malta Map: The Battle of Lepanto I. 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 II. 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 York" III. 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 Roger Crowley. Originally published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber, Ltd., London --t.p. verso Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-315) and index. e------ aw----- Naval battles History 16th century Batallas navales Historia Siglo XVI Naval history, Modern Historia naval moderna Islamismo Relaciones Cristianismo Christianity and other religions Islam Cristianismo y otras religiones Islam Europe History, Naval D 215 C953e 2008 940.2/1 9781400066247 (alk. paper) 1400066247 (alk. paper) 2007033794 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0725/2007033794.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0725/2007033794.html DLC 070814 20260601145306.0 14966894 eng