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Title: VICTORY OF THE WEST
THE GREAT CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM CLASH AT THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO
By: Niccolo Capponi
Format: Paperback

List price: £13.99


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ISBN 10: 0306816180
ISBN 13: 9780306816185
Publisher: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Pub. date: 18 March, 2008
Pages: 464
Description: When the heavily manned fleet of the Ottoman Empire met the ships of a fragile coalition of Christian European states in 1571, the waters off the coast of Greece, they say, ran 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 underlying clash of cultures and takes a fresh look at the bloody struggle between oared fighting galleys and determined men of faith. As a description of the age-old conflict between Christianity and Islam, it is a story which resonates today.
Synopsis: When the heavily manned fleet of the Ottoman Empire met the ships of a fragile coalition of Christian European states in 1571, the waters off the coast of Greece, they say, ran 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 underlying clash of cultures and takes a fresh look at the bloody struggle between oared fighting galleys and determined men of faith. As a description of the age-old conflict between Christianity and Islam, it is a story which resonates today.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Da Capo Press Inc
Returns: Non-returnable
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