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001 2007033794
003 DLC
005 20090828085233.0
008 070814s2008 nyuabf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007033794
020 $a9781400066247 (alk. paper)
020 $a1400066247 (alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn164803887
035 $a(OCoLC)164803887
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $ae------$aaw-----
050 00 $aD215$b.C76 2008
082 00 $a940.2/1$222
100 1 $aCrowley, Roger,$d1951-
245 10 $aEmpires of the sea :$bthe siege of Malta, the battle of Lepanto, and the contest for the center of the world /$cRoger Crowley.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$cc2008.
300 $axvii, 336 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill, maps ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [311]-315) and index.
520 $aA 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.
650 0 $aNaval battles$xHistory$y16th century.
650 0 $aNaval history, Modern.
651 0 $aEurope$xHistory, Naval.
650 0 $aIslam$xRelations$xChristianity.
650 0 $aChristianity and other religions$xIslam.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0725/2007033794.html