Empires of the Sea - The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
Verlag | Faber & Faber |
Auflage | 2013 |
Seiten | 368 |
Format | 16,7 x 20 x 2,3 cm |
Gewicht | 294 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0571298192 |
EAN | 9780571298198 |
Bestell-Nr | 57129819EA |
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580, by Roger Crowley, is one of the most gripping and exciting stories ever told of an epic period of international warfare, now beautifully repackaged.
Klappentext:
Empires of the Sea shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Coupled with dramatic set piece battles, a wealth of riveting first-hand accounts, epic momentum and a terrific denouement at Lepanto, this is a work of history at its broadest and most compelling.