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Victory of the West: The Great Christian-Muslim Clash at the Battle of Lepanto

Author Niccolo Capponi
Publisher Da Capo Press
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PublisherDa Capo Press
ISBN / ASIN0306816180
ISBN-139780306816185
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Sales Rank818,420
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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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.