Confrontation at Lepanto
Christendom vs. Islam
$23.46
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
5 July 2007
Summary
Like an angry lion, the Turkish menace growled at the frontiers of Europe. In 1453, the last remnant of the mighty Roman Empire was obliterated when Turkish forces overran Constantinople. Western civilisation was being threatened by medieval Islam. By 1570, a huge Turkish fleet had begun to turn the Mediterranean into a Muslim lake. A year later Pope Pius V created an anti-Ottoman alliance known as the Holy League - Christendom’s answer to Jihad.
One morning in October 1571, Don John …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780765305398 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0765305399 |
| Author: | T.C.F. Hopkins |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | Forge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 5 July 2007 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 208mm |
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Critics Review
“Hopkins has provided a compact, fast-moving, and frequently exciting account of the struggle, climaxed by an absorbing blow-by-blow description of the daylong battle, avoiding excessive reliance on naval jargon, enabling general readers to appreciate this excellent recounting of a seminal event.” –Booklist on Confrontation at Lepanto
T.C.F. Hopkins
T C F Hopkins has studied history for more than 40 years and has a special interest in cultural anthropology as well as military history. The pseudonym for an author of dozens of fantasy, horror, and young adult novels, Hopkins has been nominated for the Edgar Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoker Award. This is her first book as T C F Hopkins.
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