Roger Crowley
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"1453 is brought to life by the stories of its two ambitious battling leaders-Mehmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium. It is a vivid, intense tale of courage and cruelty, of technological ingenuity, of endurance and luck."---Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Historian and New York Times bestselling author Crowley presents the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers--a tactical advantage no other country could match.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A thrilling account of the brutal decades-long battle between Christendom and Islam for the soul of Europe. This struggle's brutal climax came between 1565 and 1571, seven years that witnessed a fight to the finish decided in a series of bloody set pieces: the epic siege of Malta, in which a tiny band of Christian defenders defied the might of the Ottoman army; the savage battle for Cyprus; and the apocalyptic last-ditch defense of southern Europe...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The story of the sixteenth-century's epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific. Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could reach Europe only via a complex web of trade routes, and for decades Spanish and Portuguese explorers competed to find their elusive source. But when the...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The 1291 siege of Acre was the Alamo of the Christian Crusades -- the final bloody battle for the Holy Land. After a desperate six weeks, the beleaguered citadel surrendered to the Mamluks, bringing an end to Christendom's two-hundred year adventure in the Middle East. In The Accursed Tower, Roger Crowley delivers a lively narrative of the lead-up to the siege and a vivid, blow-by-blow account of the climactic battle. Drawing on extant Arabic sources...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ático de los libros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
El apasionante asedio del último bastión cristiano en Tierra Santa. Tras la pérdida de Jerusalén en 1244, los cruzados dedicaron todas sus energías y sus recursos a la defensa del último gran bastión cristiano en Tierra Santa: Acre. La ciudad era una metrópoli rica, segura y vibrante. La magnífica ubicación de su puerto hizo que se convirtiera en uno de los principales centros del comercio mediterráneo, de Egipto al mar Negro. Sus calles...
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A thrilling account of the brutal decades-long battle between Christendom and Islam for the soul of Europe. This struggle's brutal climax came between 1565 and 1571, seven years that witnessed a fight to the finish decided in a series of bloody set pieces: the epic siege of Malta, in which a tiny band of Christian defenders defied the might of the Ottoman army; the savage battle for Cyprus; and the apocalyptic last-ditch defense of southern Europe...