Defenders of the faith
Subtitle: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the battle for Europe, 1520-1536
By: James Reston, Jr.
Publisher: Penguin Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 407
ISBN-13: 9781594202254
Subjects: Charles -- V, -- Holy Roman Emperor, -- 1500-1558; Süleyman -- I, -- Sultan of the Turks, -- 1494 or 5-1566; Religion and civilization -- Europe; Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Charles V, 1519-1556; Turkey -- History -- Süleyman I, 1520-1566; Holy Roman Empire -- Foreign relations -- Turkey; Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Holy Roman Empire; Holy Roman Empire -- Religion -- 16th century; Turkey -- Religion -- 16th century; Vienna (Austria) -- History -- Siege, 1529 -- Religious aspects
Description: A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna. In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr. brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns -- the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent -- and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-life characters, who lend this meticulously researched history a novel's worth of suspense and brio. - Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The die is cast; title: Horsetails and worms; title: Ancestral aspirations; title: The capture of a king; title: More was lost at Mohacs; title: The sack of Rome; title: The end of the Renaissance; title: The gates of Vienna; title: Last gasp in Europe; title: The natural enemy