Clash of Empires: The Great Siege by William Napier

Clash of Empires: The Great Siege by William Napier

1565: a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean stands gatekeeper between East and West. It is about to become the scene for one of the most amazing stories of bravery, battle and bloodlust: the siege of Malta. Formed in the Holy Land in the 11th century, a small band of knights had long sought a home. Driven from their lands by Ottoman might, they came to rest in Malta from where they watched the Turks and corsairs raid the Spanish empire. As word came from Constantinople that Malta was in the sights of the Ottoman Empire, all of Europe watched as a force of over 30,000 men besieged the island - itself only peopled by only 500 knights and a few thousand local soldiers. On that small rock an epic struggle will be played out - the story of individual men, warriors and slaves, but also the story of two worlds colliding.

'William Napier tells the bloody and moving story of how its young hero witnesses the collision of two worlds with read style and panache' SUNDAY TIMES Rumbustious and gripping, this story places the reader at the centre of an unforgettable struggle. GOOD BOOK GUIDE

William Napier was born in 1965 and educated in Cheltenham, Oxford and London. He lives in Wiltshire and travels widely.

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ISBN 13	9781409105312
ISBN 10	1409105318
Title	Clash of Empires: The Great Siege
Author	William Napier
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2011-06-09
Number of pages	416
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