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The Great Siege of Malta
Book • 2025
This book provides a comprehensive and nuanced account of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565.
Marcus Bull draws on a wide range of eyewitness stories and primary sources to offer a vivid sense of the period's technologies, values, and assumptions.
The siege is placed within a broader global context, highlighting the strategic and political interests of both the Ottomans and the European powers.
Bull challenges traditional Eurocentric views by incorporating Ottoman testimonies and emphasizing the complex motives and consequences of the siege.
The book also explores the global implications of the event, linking it to other significant historical developments of the mid-16th century.
Marcus Bull draws on a wide range of eyewitness stories and primary sources to offer a vivid sense of the period's technologies, values, and assumptions.
The siege is placed within a broader global context, highlighting the strategic and political interests of both the Ottomans and the European powers.
Bull challenges traditional Eurocentric views by incorporating Ottoman testimonies and emphasizing the complex motives and consequences of the siege.
The book also explores the global implications of the event, linking it to other significant historical developments of the mid-16th century.
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The great siege of Malta: Knights Hospitaller vs the Ottoman empire
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The Siege of Malta: Knights Hospitaller vs The Ottomans
