Defenders of the faith : Christianity and Islam Battle for the soul of Europe, 1520-1536 / James Reston, Jr.
2010
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Title
Defenders of the faith : Christianity and Islam Battle for the soul of Europe, 1520-1536 / James Reston, Jr.
Author
Reston, James, Jr., 1941-
ISBN
9780143117599 paperback
0143117599 paperback
0143117599 paperback
Imprint
New York : Penguin Books, 2010, ©2009.
Language
English
Description
xxi, 407 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Call Number
D231 .R47 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.2/32
Summary
In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns-the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent-and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-life characters, who lend this meticulously researched history a novel's worth of suspense and brio. -- Publisher description from http://us.penguingroup.com (Sep. 23, 2011).
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Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-397) and index.
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Table of Contents
The die is cast
Horsetails and worms
Ancestral aspirations
The capture of a king
More was lost at Mohacs
The sack of Rome
The end of the Renaissance
The gates of Vienna
Last gasp in Europe
The natural enemy.
Horsetails and worms
Ancestral aspirations
The capture of a king
More was lost at Mohacs
The sack of Rome
The end of the Renaissance
The gates of Vienna
Last gasp in Europe
The natural enemy.