Empires of the Sea
The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
Naval battles
Turkey, history
Mediterranean region, history
Christianity and other religions, islam
Islam, relations, christianity
Naval History
Christianity and other religions
Military History
Islam
Relations
New York Times bestseller
Christianity
Nonfiction
History
In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prove to be the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths for control of the Mediterranean and the cent…
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