Victory of the West The Great Christian-Muslim Clash at the Battle of Lepanto

Name: Victory of the West The Great Christian-Muslim Clash at the Battle of Lepanto
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ISBN: 9780306815447

ISBN-10: 0306815443

ISBN-13: 9780306815447

Edition: 2007

Authors: Niccolo Capponi

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On the morning of October 7, 1571, in the Gulf of Lepanto on the Ionian Sea, the vast and heavily-manned fleets of the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League clashed in one of the most significant battles in history. By four o'clock that afternoon the sea was red with blood. It was a victory of the west--the first major victory of Europeans against the Ottoman Empire. In this compelling piece of narrative history, Niccolo Capponi describes the clash of cultures that led to this crucial confrontation and takes a fresh look at the bloody struggle at sea between oared fighting galleys and determined men of faith. As a description of the age-old conflict between Christianity and Islam, it is a…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 3/27/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Niccolò Capponi is an eminent military and Renaissance historian. He is a former fellow at the Medici Archive Project, and curator of the Capponi Archive. He lives in Florence, Italy.



Author's Note


Maps


Dramatis Personae


Prologue



The Waxing Crescent



A House Divided



Mediterranean Medley



Build-up to Drama



Cyprus



A League of Mistrust



The Cutting Edge



Bragadin's Hide



The 7th of October



The Phoenix's Ashes


Epilogue



Battle Arrays



Galley Armament


Glossary


Notes


Bibliographical Note


Bibliography


Index