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9780143117599

Defenders of the Faith : Christianity and Islam Battle for the Soul of Europe, 1520-1536

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    9780143117599

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    0143117599

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-07-27
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

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Summary

With fascinating detail, and a gift for uncovering the current relevance of past conflicts, acclaimed historian James Reston, Jr., weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in the centuries-long war between Islam and Christendom.

Author Biography

James Reston, Jr., is the author of fourteen books, including Warriors of God, Dogs of God, Galileo: A Life, and The Conviction of Richard Nixon. His 1983 documentary, Father Cares: The Last of Jonestown, won the Prix Italia and the Dupont-Columbia Award. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. xix
The Die is Cast
An Emperor Arrives in Europep. 3
The Sword of Osmanp. 9
Son of Satanp. 18
A Field of Fool's Goldp. 29
Let It Be Done!p. 39
The Sultan of Love and Warp. 43
Horsetails and Worms
A Diet of Wormsp. 53
The Shadow of God Spreads Northwardp. 69
Henry's Haranguep. 76
The Blood Sport of Kings and Popesp. 81
Ancestral Aspirations
Holy Smokep. 91
The Nest of Christian Vipersp. 97
In the Truest Sensep. 106
In the Extremity of His Afflictionp. 117
The Capture of a King
The Great Planp. 123
The Last Battle in the Age of Chivalryp. 132
My Honor and My Lifep. 141
I Am King Once Again!p. 152
More Was Lost at Mohács
The Golden-Grilled Windowp. 165
The Highway of Holy Strugglep. 173
Squabbling at Spiresp. 178
The Game Pack of Jihadp. 186
The Sow and Her Pigletp. 195
The Sack of Rome
Alas, Poor Italyp. 203
Setting the Stagep. 212
Pay! Pay!p. 221
Rabble at Porta San Spiritop. 229
The End of the Renaissance
Single Combatp. 243
Showdown at Blackfriarsp. 249
More Than Table Talkp. 258
His Mouth Rains Pearlsp. 269
The Gates of Vienna
The Banks of the Rhine Riverp. 279
Coronation in Fat Cityp. 290
The Creed of Protestp. 299
Ceremony of Amnesiap. 308
Last Gasp in Europe
Two Wivesp. 317
Futile Diplomacyp. 323
Stuck at Günsp. 328
The Pomposity of Ibrahim Pashap. 340
The Natural Enemy
Two Iraqsp. 353
Charles and the Barbary Sea Dogsp. 359
Tunis: The Last Crusadep. 364
Baghdad, Abode of Peacep. 372
The Abrupt End of a Great Friendshipp. 378
Epiloguep. 382
Acknowledgmentsp. 390
Selected Bibliographyp. 393
Indexp. 398
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