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19 produkter
Conquerors
How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
Häftad, 2016
170 kr
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'A rare gift . . . The story he has to tell may be a thrilling one but not every historian could tell it so thrillingly.' Financial Times'Magnificently rip-roaring history . . . Bursting with colour and excitement.' Dominic SandbrookAs remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the …
Spice
The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World
Häftad, 2025
153 kr
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The story of the sixteenth-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could …
Empires of the Sea
The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
Häftad, 2013
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
170 kr
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Empires of the Sea shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and …
Constantinople
The Last Great Siege, 1453
Häftad, 2013
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
149 kr
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In the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of Christian Byzantium.During the siege that followed, a small band of badly organised defenders, outnumbered ten to one, confronted the might of the …
1291
The Crusaders' Last Stand
Häftad, 2026
152 kr
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A thrilling history of the bloody climax to two centuries of crusading in the Holy LandBy the end of the thirteenth century, the great saga of the crusades had come down to a single city. Acre—a once-great Mediterranean metropolis on the shores of the Holy Land, home to the Templars, Hospitallers …
1453
The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
Häftad, 2006
276 kr
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A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, Sultan of the Ottoman …
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
Inbunden, 2005
349 kr
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City of Fortune
How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire
Häftad, 2012
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
170 kr
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A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure. In Venice, the path to …
Constantinople
The Last Great Siege, 1453
E-bok, 2009
132 kr
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'Engagingly fresh and vivid . . . The 21-year-old Mehmet [the Ottoman Sultan] emerges from this book as ruthless but innovative, irascible but versatile and, above all, indefatigable - a worthy successor to Alexander and the Roman emperors he admired as much as any Muslim hero.' Malise Ruthven, …
Empires of the Sea
The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
E-bok, 2009
132 kr
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In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, despatched an invasion fleet to the island of Rhodes. This was the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths, and the ensuing battle for control of the Mediterranean would last sixty …
City of Fortune
How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire
E-bok, 2011
132 kr
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A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure. In Venice, the path to …
Conquerors
How Portugal Seized the Indian Ocean and Forged the First Global Empire
E-bok, 2015
118 kr
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'A rare gift . . . The story he has to tell may be a thrilling one but not every historian could tell it so thrillingly.' Financial Times'Magnificently rip-roaring history . . . Bursting with colour and excitement.' Dominic SandbrookAs remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the …
City of Fortune
How Venice Ruled the Seas
E-bok, 2012
221 kr
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“The rise and fall of Venice’s empire is an irresistible story and [Roger] Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to detail, is its perfect chronicler.”— The Financial Times The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice’s astounding …
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of Theworld
Häftad, 2009
257 kr
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Conquerors
How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
E-bok, 2015
126 kr
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In Empires of the Sea and City of Fortune, New York Times bestselling author Roger Crowley established himself as our generation’s preeminent historian of the great European seafaring empires, and the go-to author for post-Crusade clashes of East and West. Now, in Conquerors, Crowley gives us the …
Empires of the Sea
The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
E-bok, 2008
160 kr
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In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prove to be the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths for control of the Mediterranean and the …
