| Description |
1 online resource (260 pages) |
| Contents |
Forward; Chapter 1 -- The Sultan of the Ottomans; Chapter 2 -- Malta of the Knights; Chapter 3 -- Grand Master La Valette; Chapter 4 -- Defences of the Island; Chapter 5 -- Preparations; Chapter 6 -- Invasion Imminent; Chapter 7 -The attack begins; Chapter 8 -The first clash; Chapter 9 -- Objective, St Elmo; Chapter 10 -- The Janissaries; Chapter 11 -- The arrival of Dragut; Chapter 12 -- 'A volcano in eruption ... '; Chapter 13 -- Sentence of death; Chapter 14 -- St Elmo, the Eighth of June; Chapter 15 -- Embattled fortress; Chapter 16 -- The territory of the Knights; Chapter 17 -- The fall of St Elmo |
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Chapter 18 -- Bodies in the waterChapter 19 -- The Little Relief; Chapter 20 -- The attack on Senglea; Chapter 21 -- Arms and the men; Chapter 22 -- Death in the Marsa; Chapter 23 -- The great decision; Chapter 24 -- Into the breach; Chapter 25 -- ' ... The world was coming to an end'; Chapter 26 -- No withdrawal; Chapter 27 -- Dissensions in Sicily; Chapter 28 -- The Relief; Chapter 29 -- The last engagement; Chapter 30 -- 'We shall never take you'; Chapter 31 -- The impregnable fortress; Bibliography; Notes; Glossary |
| Summary |
Suleiman the Magnificent, the most powerful ruler in the world, was determined to conquer Europe. Only one thing stood in his way: a dot of an island in the Mediterranean called Malta, occupied by the Knights of St. John, the cream of the warriors of the Holy Roman Empire. A clash of civilizations was shaping up the likes of which had not been seen since Persia invaded Greece. Determined to capture Malta and use its port to launch operations against Europe, Suleiman sent an armada and an overwhelming army. A few thousand defenders in Fort St. Elmo fought to the last man, enduring cruel hardships. When they captured the fort the Turks took no prisoners and mutilated the defenders' bodies. Grand Master La Vallette of the Knights reciprocated by decapitating his Turkish prisoners and using their heads to cannonade the enemy. Then the battle for Malta began in earnest: no quarter asked; none given |
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HISTORY -- Military -- General.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy.
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| SUBJECT |
Malta -- History -- Siege, 1565.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95002304
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| Subject |
Malta
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781497617308 |
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1497617308 |
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