Defenders of the Faith Christianity and Islam Battle for the Soul of Europe, 1520-1536

Name: Defenders of the Faith Christianity and Islam Battle for the Soul of Europe, 1520-1536
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ISBN: 9780143117599

ISBN-10: 0143117599

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Authors: James Reston, James Reston

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A bestselling historian recounts 16 years that shook the world--the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna.

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List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/27/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.55" wide x 7.44" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

James Reston, Jr., is the author of eleven previous books, including "The Last Apocalypse" & "Galileo: A Life". He has written articles for "The New Yorker", "Esquire", "Vanity Fair", "Time", "Rolling Stone", & many other publications, & the scripts for three "Frontline" documentaries. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.



Foreword



The Die is Cast



An Emperor Arrives in Europe



The Sword of Osman



Son of Satan



A Field of Fool's Gold



Let It Be Done!



The Sultan of Love and War



Horsetails and Worms



A Diet of Worms



The Shadow of God Spreads Northward



Henry's Harangue



The Blood Sport of Kings and Popes



Ancestral Aspirations



Holy Smoke



The Nest of Christian Vipers



In the Truest Sense



In the Extremity of His Affliction



The Capture of a King



The Great Plan



The Last Battle in the Age of Chivalry



My Honor and My Life



I Am King Once Again!



More Was Lost at Mohï¿½cs



The Golden-Grilled Window



The Highway of Holy Struggle



Squabbling at Spires



The Game Pack of Jihad



The Sow and Her Piglet



The Sack of Rome



Alas, Poor Italy



Setting the Stage



Pay! Pay!



Rabble at Porta San Spirito



The End of the Renaissance



Single Combat



Showdown at Blackfriars



More Than Table Talk



His Mouth Rains Pearls



The Gates of Vienna



The Banks of the Rhine River



Coronation in Fat City



The Creed of Protest



Ceremony of Amnesia



Last Gasp in Europe



Two Wives



Futile Diplomacy



Stuck at Gï¿½ns



The Pomposity of Ibrahim Pasha



The Natural Enemy



Two Iraqs



Charles and the Barbary Sea Dogs



Tunis: The Last Crusade



Baghdad, Abode of Peace



The Abrupt End of a Great Friendship


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Selected Bibliography


Index