Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
Set during the height of the Ottoman Empire and with Christendom weakened and vulnerable, this is the story of the fifty-year battle for domination of the Mediterranean, centered around the titanic battles of Rhodes, Malta, and Lepanto-three of the most dramatic and decisive battles in world...
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Set during the height of the Ottoman Empire and with Christendom weakened and vulnerable, this is the story of the fifty-year battle for domination of the Mediterranean, centered around the titanic battles of Rhodes, Malta, and Lepanto-three of the most dramatic and decisive battles in world history.
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Format: ebook
ASIN: 9781400177226
Publish date: 01-01-1970
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
War,
Military,
Religion,
Military History,
European History,
World History,
16th Century,
Historical
This is a history of the struggle for the Mediterranean, spanning the lives of many different generals, emperors, and sultans, but always spearheaded by the two great powers dominant in the area at the time: Spain and the Ottoman Empire. Hapsburg Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, led by men such as C...
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