Lepanto 1571

Informationen zum Autor Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands and is the author of over 20 books for Osprey. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, he also served as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. His maritime titles for Osprey include Elite 67: Pirates 1660-1730, Elite 69: Buccaneers 1620-1700 and Elite 70: Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605. Angus lives in London, where he combines a freelance museum consultancy business with a career as a historian and writer. Klappentext This Osprey title details the course of one of the most crucial military campaigns of the Renaissance.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. Zusammenfassung For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. This work details a five hour melee in which the Christians inflicted a decisive defeat on the Turks in a battle which proved to be the last great galley fight of all time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology The Opposing Commanders The Opposing Fleets Background to the Campaign The Battle of Lepanto The Aftermath The Battlefield today Further Reading Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Angus Konstam, Konstam Angus
• Mitarbeit: Tony Bryan (Illustration), Bryan Tony (Illustration), Christa Hook (Illustration)
• Verlag: Osprey Publishers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 19.02.2003
• EAN: 9781841764092
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-409-2
• Seiten: 96
• Abmessung: 180 mm x 250 mm x 5 mm
• Serien: Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.
• Themen: Sachbuch; austria, Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, Mediterranean Sea, Warfare & defence, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Battles & campaigns, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Battles and campaigns