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Roger Crowley tackles the sixteenth-century clash between East and West in the Mediterranean as a grand epic story in this book. Over fifty years of history is his canvas for a tale of peoples and cultures, which he does a wonderful job with. From start to finish, it is history, and a tale to be told, and Crowley tells it very well.
He starts with the siege of Rhodes (1521), as a prelude to the action in the rest of the book, as several key players later on were there. The centerpiece of the book ...more
He starts with the siege of Rhodes (1521), as a prelude to the action in the rest of the book, as several key players later on were there. The centerpiece of the book ...more
For a major part of the sixteenth century the Muslim Ottoman Empire was at war with the Christian states of western Europe. The obscure history of major sea battles is related by the author in play by play details. He also delves into the politics of the era. Apparently getting the Hapsburgs of Spain, the Roman Catholic Pope, and the mercantilist Viennese to form a workable military alliance was like herding cats. These were bloody times. Although the warring parties lacked modern weapons, they
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