For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. The war galley was the predominant warship type of the era, and a battle between two large war galley fleets was expected to decide the fate of the entire Mediterranean basin. In August 1571 an Ottoman fleet of some 235 galleys encountered the Christian fleet led by Spain, the Papacy and Venice. This work details a five hour melee in which the Christians inflicted a decisive defeat on the Turks in a battle which proved to be the last great galley fight of all time.
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For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. This work details a five hour melee in which the Christians inflicted a decisive defeat on the Turks in a battle which proved to be the last great galley fight of all time.
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Introduction - Chronology - The Opposing Commanders - The Opposing Fleets - Background to the Campaign - The Battle of Lepanto - The Aftermath - The Battlefield today - Further Reading - Index
A detailed, illustrated account of one of the most crucial military campaigns of the Renaissance.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781841764092
Publisert
2003-02-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
362 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, P, U, 01, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96
Forfatter
Illustratør