The Great Siege of Malta by Marcus Bull

The Great Siege of Malta by Marcus Bull'Marcus Bulls revisiting of the siege through the eyes of the Ottomans and a global lens that shifts our angle of vision has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of the events of 1565 his approach is investigatory, based on a forensic study of all the available evidence and posing open ended questions the coverage of the siege itself is succinct and full of interesting perspectives' Roger Crowley, Engelsberg Ideas A major new account

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