Victory of the West: The Great Christian-Muslim Clash at the Battle of Lepanto
A vivid new account of one of the most decisive military encounters in history-the Battle of Lepanto
A vivid new account of one of the most decisive military encounters in history-the Battle of Lepanto
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780306816185 (0306816180)
Publish date: April 8th 2008
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
This one gets 4 stars, for the title, if nothing else. As the author states, he chose the title just to be provocative. There is no “West” to speak of in the 16th Century but there certainly was the Turkish Empire or “The Porte”. And was that a formidable force! I don’t think we view the Turks as a...