Clash of Empires: The Red Sea - Brossura

Napier, William

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1409105350 ISBN 13: 9781409105350

Casa editrice: Orion, 2012

Riassunto

The Mediterranean, 1571. For hundreds of years the Ottoman Empire has ruled the seas. But the seas are only a gateway to the lands they covet beyond.The armies of the Turk are picking off colonies and small islands, and if the Mediterranean falls, then finally perhaps the balance of power between crescent and cross will tip...

It has been a momentous summer - the fall of Nicosia, Cyprus besieged and men flayed alive, their bodies displayed as trophies on opposing galleys. Now, as the sun rises on one October day, history will be written in blood.

Five hours will shape history. Countries all over western Europe have sent ships and men. Caught up in it are Hodge and Ingoldsby - two young English adventurers who have survived the siege of Malta and are already living on borrowed time. Now, it seems the debt must be repaid...

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

Two worlds locked in bloody conflict, two warriors far from home...

L'autore:

William Napier was born in 1965 and educated in Cheltenham, Oxford and London. He lives in Wiltshire and travels widely.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1409105350
• ISBN 13: 9781409105350
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400