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

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

Victory of the West: The Great Christian-Muslim Clash at the Battle of Lepanto
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Author: Niccolo Capponi
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-26
ISBN: 0306815443
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Da Capo Press

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

Book Review: Little on the battle
Summary: 3 Stars

I hate it when a book title does not describes a book properly. This is one of these books. This book is a study of about 30 years that lead up to the battle of Lepanto. If it is exciting and interesting it is because it was such a period of history. This book does describe it well, however there is little new in this study.

What is interesting is some technical information on the boats and gunpower.

Unfortunately there is only a very brief description of the actual battle which is what I wanted.

Then there is a little bit on the after-effects which are not that great as Lepanto is one of those historical events that is important not because of what it did, but what it stopped.



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

On the morning of October 7, 1571, in the Gulf of Lepanto on the Ionian Sea, the vast and heavily-manned fleets of the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League clashed in one of the most significant battles in history. By four o'clock that afternoon the sea was 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, Niccolo Capponi describes the clash of cultures that led to this crucial confrontation and takes a fresh look at the bloody struggle at sea 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 that resonates today.

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