Mediterranean Naval War Trilogy

The "Mediterranean Naval War Trilogy" is an important work by the famous Japanese non-fiction historical writer Shiono Nanao. It tells the story of two heterogeneous civilizations, Christianity and Islam, using the Mediterranean as the war stage. They fought against each other for belief, land and trade control, and ultimately changed the world structure and the direction of human civilization. The three wars - the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the attack and defense of Rhodes in 1522, and the Naval Battle of Lepanto in 1571. "The Fall of Constantinople" tells the story of the Ottoman Turkish Empire's capture of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, in 1453. The aging civilization was defeated by the emerging civilization. Constantinople was located at the intersection of the East and the West, and was a battleground for the military strategists of that era. After this battle, the shining pearl on the Eurasian continent changed hands, ushering in the prelude to the changes of the times. "The Battle of Rhodes" tells the story of the Ottoman Turkish Empire's attack on Rhodes in 1522, the stronghold of the Knights of St. John in the Mediterranean and the frontier against the pagans. It records the final glory of the dying European knight class. Facing the Turkish army, a declining religious group fought bravely and left a magnificent mark in history. Even though it was defeated, it was glorious. "The Battle of Lepanto" tells the story of a battle that took place at the Cape of Lepanto between the Ottoman Turkish Navy and the Holy Alliance's combined fleet composed of Venice, Spain and the Holy See in 1571. The combined fleet won a great victory, but the fruits of victory were soon wiped out by the dismal dissolution of the Holy Alliance. These three "wars to divide the world" were an important turning point in the development of human civilization and a key singularity in the historical process. In the blood and fire, European Christian civilization and Central Asian Islamic civilization collided with dazzling sparks. Since then, the power of Christianity has gradually declined, and Islamic civilization has gradually taken control of the Mediterranean world and embarked on a journey of hegemony on the historical stage.