num_pages: 341
description: Shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 this title tells the story of military crusading Barbary pirates white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity.
language: English
title: Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521 - 1580
publisher: Faber & Faber Limited