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 Lepanto By Niccolo Capponi
2008 | 464 Pages | ISBN: 0306816180 | PDF | 37 MB
2008 | 464 Pages | ISBN: 0306816180 | PDF | 37 MB
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, Niccolò 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.