The Great Siege Of Malta: The Epic Battle Between The Ottoman Empire And The Knights Of St. John

Name: The Great Siege Of Malta: The Epic Battle Between The Ottoman Empire And The Knights Of St. John
SKU: 9781512601169
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By (author) Bruce Ware Allen,

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The siege force of Turks, Arabs, and Barbary corsairs from across the Muslim world outnumbered the defenders of Malta many times over, and its arrival began a long hot summer of bloody combat, often hand to hand, embroiling knights and mercenaries, civilians and slaves, in a desperate struggle for this pivotal point in the Mediterranean.

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Arabs barbary corsairs chivalry Christianity combat crusade expulsion geopolitics gran soccorso grand master heroism history Invasion Islam island Italy Jean de Valette knights malta mediterranean mercenaries military Nonfiction North Africa Ottoman Politics religion rhodes ships sicily slaves spirituality suffering suleiman the magnificen Sultan territory turks war

ISBN: 9781512601169

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 344

Dimensions: 15.6 × 23.6 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 344 pages
Dimensions 15.6 × 23.6 cm | 0
Publication Date 18 July 2017
Publisher University Press of New England
Publication City/Country United States

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Bruce Ware Allen

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Bruce Ware Allen has written on the sixteenth-century Mediterranean world for Military History Quarterly, Military Heritage, and for Treasures of Malta (the publication of the Malta Historical Society). He grew up in New York City, the Netherlands, and Italy, and was educated at Duke University. This is his first book.

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