Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
(Paperback, Main)
Publishing Details
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
By (Author) Roger Crowley
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
30th July 2013
4th July 2013
Main
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)
909.0982205
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 125mm, Height 200mm, Spine 23mm
298g
Description
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.
Author Bio
Roger Crowley read English at Cambridge. He has had a varied career as a teacher and publisher and is the author of three books on the history of the Mediterranean. He lives in Gloucestershire and now writes full time.
