The Great Siege: Malta 1565
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Suleiman the Magnificent, one of the most powerful rulers of the sixteenth century, was determined to conquer Europe. Standing in the way of his journey is an island in the Mediterranean called Malta - where the Knights Hospitallers dominate. Determined to seize the island of Malta and use its port to attack the European continent, Suleiman sent nearly 200 ships and no less than 30,000 land troops. The defenders numbered only 8,000 men and suffered terribly at various forts on the island, but were determined to fight to the last man. The siege, which the Turks expected to last only a few weeks, intensified as the Knights and Maltese held out. Earnley Bradford's richly documented and gripping book chronicles not just an epic battle, but a collision of civilizations unprecedented since the Persian invasion of Greece.
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