Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
by Crowley, Roger
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Some page corners creased. One instance of pencil erasure noted.
- ISBN 10
- 1400066247
- ISBN 13
- 9781400066247
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Roger Crowley was born in 1951 and spent part of his childhood in Malta. He read English at Cambridge University and taught English in Istanbul, where he developed a strong interest in the history of Turkey. He has traveled widely throughout the Mediterranean basin over many years and has a wide-ranging knowledge of its history and culture. He lives in Gloucestershire, England. He is also the author of 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Title
- Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
- Author
- Crowley, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Some page corners creased. One instance of pencil erasure noted.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]
- ISBN 10
- 1400066247
- ISBN 13
- 9781400066247
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Siege of Malta, Lepanto, Ali Pasha, Barbarossa, Ottoman, Birgu, Cyprus, Andrea Doria, Hospiutallers, La Valette, Piyale Pasha, Preveza
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