Full name: Lepanto 1571: The greatest naval battle of the Renaissance

Author: Angus Konstam Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781841764092 1841764094

For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. A decisive battle between two large galley fleets was expected to decide the fate of the entire Mediterranean basin. In August 1571, an Ottoman fleet of some 235 galleys encountered the slightly smaller Christian fleet of the Holy League. In a five hour melee the Christians inflicted a decisive defeat on the Turks. Lepanto was the last great galley fight of all time and one of the most decisive naval battles in history. This book details the course of one of the most crucial military campaigns of the Renaissance. This book is part of the "Osprey Campaign" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Cherbourg 1944" First published in 2015 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Kursk 1943" First published in 2014 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Caucasus 1942-43" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Hattin 1187: Saladin's Greatest Victory" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: