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The Galleys at Lepanto
by Jack Beeching
from Scribner
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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A novel, not history. 
Passable as a novel, worthless from an historical point of view.
An example of blunder from chapter 12, "In battle". The author writes: "Mahomet Scirocco (commander of the Turkish right wing) himself was killed in the hand-to-hand fighting. His body, floating face downwards in the sea running red with blood, was recognized by his gorgeous apparel. Venetian soldiers promptly chopped off his head and raised it on high - the dismal sight took the heart out of the Turks."
In actual fact Mahomet... more info
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Saving Europe 
Cervantes is remembered as the author of "Don Quixote" and the father of the novel. The accomplishment of which he was most proud was his service at the Battle of Lepanto. He felt, as do many historians, that the battle saved Europe from conquest by the Turks. The battle may not have been quite as decisive as all that, but European history would have been quite different had the Spanish lost.This book gives a readable account of this turning point in history, as well as a rousing account of, not only the... more info
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Europe's last knight and last troubadour
On 7 October 1571, a fleet of the Catholic Holy League--primarily ships from Spain, Venice, and the Papal states--destroyed the Turkish Sultan's fleet outside its base at Lepanto on the Western side of the Greek peninsula. In this excellent book, the battle itself covers only a few pages. The bulk of the book describes the people and societies of the Mediterranean in the mid-16th C., and the historical currents in which they moved. Beeching takes up the tale nearly three decades before Lepanto, with the... more info
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The Galleys at Lepanto
Lepanto was one of the most important battles in European history. Jack Beeching tells the story of the Battle of Lepanto through the life story of Don Juan as he is popularly known. Be it putting down a rebellion of Muslims, leading the Holy League at sea against the Ottoman fleet, or fighting for his half-brother the King of Spain, Don Juan's life becomes the focus point for life in the 16th century. Beeching writes in a clear style that flows immaculately. His insight at various times is astounding.... more info
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