Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
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Set during the height of the Ottoman Empire and with Christendom weakened and vulnerable, this is the story of the fifty-year battle for domination of the Mediterranean, centered around the titanic battles of Rhodes, Malta, and Lepanto—-three of the most dramatic and decisive battles in world history. The Barnes & Noble Review Europe has witnessed some bitter conflicts in its time, but for sheer savagery and blind religious fervour, few can match the 16th-century struggle for the mastery of the Mediterranean between the Ottoman Turks and the loose association of Christian states sheltering under the Hapsburg flag. For nearly 60 years, between 1521 and 1580, these two implacable enemies, fired by the certainty of their spiritual calling and driven by the absolute otherness of their foes, slugged it out for strategic supremacy of the sea, matching atrocity with atrocity as they searched for the blow that would floor their opponent.
Prologue: Ptolemy's MapMap: The Mediterranean c. 1560Map: The Siege of MaltaMap: The Battle of LepantoPt. 1 Caesars: The Contest for the SeaCh. 1 The Sultan Pays a Visit 3Ch. 2 A Supplication 23Ch. 3 The King of Evil 34Ch. 4 The Voyage to Tunis 44Ch. 5 Doria and Barbarossa 57Ch. 6 The Turkish Sea 66Pt. 2 Epicenter: The Battle for MaltaCh. 7 Nest of Vipers 85Ch. 8 Invasion Fleet 98Ch. 9 The Post of Death 109Ch. 10 The Ravelin of Europe 123Ch. 11 The Last Swimmers 135Ch. 12 Payback 142Ch. 13 Trench Wars 156Ch. 14 "Malta Yok" 173Pt. 3 Endgame: Hurtling to LepantoCh. 15 The Pope's Dream 191Ch. 16 A Head in a Dish 204Ch. 17 Famagusta 221Ch. 18 Christ's General 231Ch. 19 Snakes to a Charm 242Ch. 20 "Let's Fight" 255Ch. 21 Sea of Fire 266Ch. 22 Other Oceans 278Epilogue: Traces 289Author's Note and Acknowledgments 293Source Notes 297Bibliography 311Index 317
