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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
- Empires of the sea : the siege of Malta, the battle of Lepanto, and the contest for the center of the world / Roger Crowley.
- Author
- Crowley, Roger, 1951-
- Publication
- New York : Random House, c2008.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 08-5716 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xvii, 336 p., [8] p. of plates : ill, maps; 25 cm.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-315) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 08-5716
- ISBN
- 9781400066247 (alk. paper)
- 1400066247 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007033794
- OCLC
- 164803887
- vendorOCN164803887
- Author
- Crowley, Roger, 1951-
- Title
- Empires of the sea : the siege of Malta, the battle of Lepanto, and the contest for the center of the world / Roger Crowley.
- Imprint
- New York : Random House, c2008.
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-315) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 08-5716