Confrontation at Lepanto Christendom vs. Islam

by Hopkins, T. C. F.

• ISBN13: 9780765305398
• ISBN10: 0765305399
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-26
• Publisher: Forge

Summary

Like an angry lion, the Turkish menace growled at the frontiers of Europe. In 1453, the last remnant of the mighty Roman Empire was obliterated when Turkish forces overran Constantinople. Western civilization was being threatened by medieval Islam. By 1570, a huge Turkish fleet had begun to turn the Mediterranean into a Muslim lake. A year later Pope Pius V created an anti-Ottoman alliance known as the Holy League-Christendom's answer to Jihad.One morning in October 1571, Don John of Austria, commanding the fleet of the Holy League, met the Ottoman Turks in the waters at the mouth of the Gulf of Patros. The future of a despairing, fragmented Europe was about to be decided....By four o'clock that afternoon the naval battle had become a mêlée, and the sea had literally turned from blue to red from all the blood shed. When the smoke cleared, the Turkish fleet had been broken.In sheer numbers of casualties there has never been a more costly naval battle than Lepanto. The Crusaders lost 17 ships and 7,500 men; the Muslims lost more than 200 warships and nearly 20,000 men.For the first time in more than a century, West had defeated East. The Christians had successfully taken the offensive. Lepanto was one of the greatest turning points in history, though the centuries to come would see many more battles in the continuing conflict between Christianity and Islam. Confrontation at Lepanto is a fascinating account of that decisive battle on a very human level. Drawing on meticulous research, the author brings to life personalities, tactics, and details, making the narrative as fascinating and compelling as a novel. The result is a book whose lessons resonate today.

Author Biography

T. C. F. Hopkins has studied history for more than forty years and has a special interest in cultural anthropology as well as military history. The pseudonym for a famous and beloved author of dozens of fantasy, horror, and young adult novels, she has been nominated for the Edgar Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoker Award. This is her first book as T. C. F. Hopkins.

Table of Contents

Map of the Mediterranean Basin	p. 10
Map of the Gulf of Patmas	p. 12
Preface	p. 13
The Eve of Battle	p. 19
The Ottoman Empire	p. 29
The Venetians	p. 39
The Hapsburgs	p. 49
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World	p. 55
Getting Personal	p. 59
Opening Gambits	p. 75
First Lull	p. 81
Famagusta	p. 87
A Change in Fortune	p. 93
Reneging	p. 97
European Preparation	p. 103
Complications	p. 111
Ottoman Preparation	p. 115
Finding the Foe	p. 119
The Point of No Return	p. 125
Opening Moves	p. 131
Uchiali	p. 137
Interludes	p. 143
Battle's End	p. 145
First Reckoning	p. 149
Developments	p. 157
Reactions Spread	p. 163
In Constantinople	p. 167
More Repercussions	p. 173
Don Juan de Austria	p. 181
Venetian Denouement	p. 187
Don Juan's Denouement	p. 191
Afterthoughts	p. 197
Index	p. 199
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