Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World

In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prove to be the opening shot in an epic clash between rival empires and faiths for control of the Mediterranean and the center of the world. In Empires of the Sea, acclaimed historian Roger Crowley has written a thrilling account of this brutal decades-long battle between Christendom and Islam for the soul of Europe, a fast-paced tale of spiraling intensity that ranges from Istanbul to the Gates of Gibraltar. Crowley conjures up a wild cast of pirates, crusaders, and religious warriors struggling for supremacy and survival in a tale of slavery and galley warfare, desperate bravery and utter brutality. Empires of the Sea is a story of extraordinary color and incident, and provides a crucial context for our own clash of civilizations. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-20-2009; A Model of Popular History; Fascinating story told by a fine writer. What more is to be desired in a work of this kind? Indeed, if you have a child or friend you wish to introduce to the pleasures of reading History, this would be a great place to begin.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-14-2009; Great Narrator Adds to Pleasure; What is there not to love about "Empires of the Sea"? The book covers a little known but important sixty year conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Hapsburg Monarchy for control of the Mediterranean Sea. At the center of this...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-08-2009; A must read for history lovers; Very will written and a great history of the Christian/Islamic naval campaigns of the 16th century; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2009; One caveat; Other readers have already explained why this book is excellent and I have little to add in that department. A perfect balance of first hand accounts, information, and analysis, all of it very well written.My only complaint is that there...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-20-2009; A Model of Popular History; Fascinating story told by a fine writer. What more is to be desired in a work of this kind? Indeed, if you have a child or friend you wish to introduce to the pleasures of reading History, this would be a great place to begin.; read full review | report as inappropriate