Victory of the West: The Great Christian-Muslim Clash at the Battle of Lepanto

Victory of the West: The Great Christian-Muslim Clash at the Battle of LepantoWhen 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, Niccol Capponi describes the underlying clash of cultures and takes a fresh look at the bloody struggle between oared

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, Niccol 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 04/08/2008
ISBN: 9780306816185
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.81w x 1.25d