The Great Siege of Malta : the epic battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John / Bruce Ware Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Bruce Ware, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malta--History--Siege, 1565.

Malta.

Knights of Malta.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lebanon, New Hampshire : ForeEdge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The definitive battle in the clash of empires that has defined Europe for 500 years

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction ; Part One: Corsairs and Rulers; 1 | The Siege of Rhodes, 1521; 2 | The Road to Malta, 1522-1530; 3 | In Service to the Empire, 1531-1540; 4 | War at Sea, 1541-1550; 5 | Djerba, 1551-1560; 6 | An Almost-Peaceful Interim, 1561-1564; 7 | Dark Clouds in the East, 1565; Part Two: Objective: St. Elmo; 8 | First Blood; 9 | Sizing Up the Enemy; 10 | Preparations for a Siege; 11 | A Fatal Oversight; 12 | Thrust and Parry ; 13 | Fresh Resolve; 14 | Bullets Wrapped in Smoke and Fire; 15 | A Plea to God; 16 | The End of the Battle

Part Three: Honor Brought with Blood17 | Piccolo Soccorso; 18 | Relief into Birgu; 19 | Bravi d'Algieri; 20 | Endurance; 21 | Onslaught of the Ottomans; 22 | Two Gentlemen of Perugia; Part Four: A Line Drawn in Water; 23 | The Gran Soccorso at Sea; 24 | Mustapha's Last Hazard; 25 | The Gran Soccorso at Sea; 26 | From the Ashes; 27 | The Verdict; 28 | The Survivors; A Note on the Sources and Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Illustrations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611688436

1611688434

OCLC:

925338384