Title: Empires of the sea
Description: A thrilling account of the brutal decades-long battle between Christendom and Islam for the soul of Europe. This struggle's brutal climax came between 1565 and 1571, seven years that witnessed a fight to the finish decided in a series of bloody set pieces: the epic siege of Malta, in which a tiny band of Christian defenders defied the might of the Ottoman army; the savage battle for Cyprus; and the apocalyptic last-ditch defense of southern Europe at Lepanto--one of the single most shocking days in world history. At the close of this cataclysmic naval encounter, the carnage was so great that the victors could barely sail away because of the countless corpses floating in the sea. Lepanto fixed the frontiers of the Mediterranean world that we know today.
Subjects: Naval battles, History, Modern Naval history, Lepanto, Battle of, Greece, 1571, Naval History, Islam, Relations, Christianity, Christianity and other religions, Histoire navale, Bataille de Lépante, Grèce, 1571, Christianisme, Interfaith relations, Naval history, Islam, relations, christianity, Christianity and other religions, islam, Europe, history
Places: Malta, Europe, Greece
Time periods: 16th century, Siege, 1565, 16e siècle