The Knights of St John against the Turks (and the sheer bloody horror of Lepanto)

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English - March 15, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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Roger Crowley takes us through the struggles between the Ottoman Turks and the Knights of St John in the Mediterranean in the mid 1500's. Astonishing stories. My favourite line 'Once the Venetians learned Bragadin had been skinned alive they were determined to have the battle, on their own if need be'. Roger's book Empires of the Sea is top rank narrative history - highly recommended.