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Empires of the Sea The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580

In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, despatched an invasion fleet to the island of Rhodes. This was the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths, and the ensuing battle for control of the Mediterranean would last sixty years.Empires of the Sea tells the story of this great contest. It is a fast-paced tale of spiralling intensity that ranges from Istanbul to the Gates of Gibraltar and features a cast of extraordinary characters: Barbarossa, the pirate who terrified Europe; the risk-taking Emperor Charles V; the Knights of St John, last survivors of the crusading spirit; and the brilliant Christian admiral Don Juan of Austria. Its brutal climax came between 1565 and 1571, six years that witnessed a fight to the finish, decided in a series of bloody set pieces: the epic siege of Malta; the battle for Cyprus; and the apocalyptic last-ditch defence of southern Europe at Lepanto one of the single most shocking days in world history that fixed the frontiers of the Mediterranean world we know today.Empires of the Sea follows Roger Crowley's first book, the widely praised Constantinople: The Last Great Siege. It is page-turning narrative history at its best ⁰́₃ a story of extraordinary colour and incident, rich in detail, full of surprises and backed by a wealth of eyewitness accounts.

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  • "Empires of the sea"@it
  • "Empires of the sea"
  • "Di zhong hai da jue zhan"
  • "地中海大决战"
  • "Dizhonghai da jue zhan"

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  • "In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, despatched an invasion fleet to the island of Rhodes. This was the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths, and the ensuing battle for control of the Mediterranean would last sixty years.Empires of the Sea tells the story of this great contest. It is a fast-paced tale of spiralling intensity that ranges from Istanbul to the Gates of Gibraltar and features a cast of extraordinary characters: Barbarossa, the pirate who terrified Europe; the risk-taking Emperor Charles V; the Knights of St John, last survivors of the crusading spirit; and the brilliant Christian admiral Don Juan of Austria. Its brutal climax came between 1565 and 1571, six years that witnessed a fight to the finish, decided in a series of bloody set pieces: the epic siege of Malta; the battle for Cyprus; and the apocalyptic last-ditch defence of southern Europe at Lepanto one of the single most shocking days in world history that fixed the frontiers of the Mediterranean world we know today.Empires of the Sea follows Roger Crowley's first book, the widely praised Constantinople: The Last Great Siege. It is page-turning narrative history at its best ⁰́₃ a story of extraordinary colour and incident, rich in detail, full of surprises and backed by a wealth of eyewitness accounts."@en
  • ""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."

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  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Naval history"
  • "Naval history"@en
  • "Military history"
  • "Military history"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "CD"

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  • "Empires of the Sea The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580"@en
  • "Oi autokratories tōn thalassōn : ē telikē machē gia tē Mesogeio 1521-1580 : ē poliorkia tēs Maltas, ē naumachia tēs Naupaktou kai ē diamachē gia tēn kataktēsē tou kentrou tou kosmou"
  • "Entscheidung im Mittelmeer : Europas Seekrieg gegen das Osmanische Reich 1521-1580"
  • "Imperios del mar : la batalla final por el Mediterráneo : 1521-1580"
  • "Empires of the sea : the final battle for the Mediterranean 1521-1580"
  • "Empires of the sea the final battle for the Mediterranean 1521-1580"
  • "Empires of the sea : the final battle for the Mediterranean 1521 - 1580"
  • "Empires of the sea the final battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580"
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  • "Imperi del mare : dall'assedio di Malta alla battaglia di Lepanto"@it
  • "Imperi del mare : dall'assedio di Malta alla battaglia di Lepanto"
  • "海洋帝国"
  • "Hai yang di guo : Dizhong Hai da jue zhan"
  • "Imperios del mar : la batalla final por el Mediterráneo, 1521-1580"@es
  • "Empires of the sea : the final battle for the mediterranean 1521-1580"
  • "海洋帝国 : 地中海大决战"
  • "Empires of the sea : the final battle for the Mediterranean,1521-1580"
  • "Entscheidung im Mittelmeer Europas Seekrieg gegen das Osmanische Reich"
  • "Hai yang di guo"
  • "Empires of the sea : the final battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580"
  • "Empires of the sea : the final battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580"@en
  • "Entscheidung im Mittelmeer Europas Seekrieg gegen das Osmanische Reich 1521 - 1580"
  • "אימפריות הים : הקרב הסופי על השליטה בים התיכון, 1521-1580"

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