The Great Siege of Malta: The Epic Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John

by Bruce Ware Allen

Book Overview

In the spring of 1565, a massive fleet of Ottoman ships descended on Malta, a small island centrally located between North Africa and Sicily, home and headquarters of the crusading Knights of St. John and their charismatic Grand Master, Jean de Valette. The Knights had been expelled from Rhodes by the Ottoman sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, and now stood as the last bastion against a Muslim invasion of Sicily, southern Italy, and beyond. The siege...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512601160
• ISBN13: 9781512601169
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"