'EMPIRES OF THE SEA
Subtitle: THE FINAL BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1521-1580'
Publisher: Faber & Faber Limited
Published: Apr 05, 2008
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780571232307
Description: "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.
Notes: Source title: 'EMPIRES OF THE SEA: THE FINAL BATTLE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1521-1580'