The Battle for Rhodes
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May 23, 1480. The Turkish army began the siege of the island of Rhodes, which is owned by the Knights Hospitaller. If Rhodes falls, the path to Italy, which Sultan Mehmed dreams of capturing, will be open. However, the forces are unequal. A hundred thousand Turkish army faces only six hundred knights and two and a half thousand other warriors, not counting the militia. Moreover, the Turks have giant cannons capable of leveling any fortresses to the ground. Will the ancient fortresses be able to withstand the latest achievements of engineering thought? Will the old chivalric ideals prove stronger than the fashionable Machiavellianism? English knight Leo Thornville, participating in the defense of Rhodes, is destined to see how history will answer these questions. The book is the concluding part of the trilogy by the writer-historian Yevgeny Starshov about the adventures of Leo Thornville. The previous two books - "The English Slave of the Sultan" and "Two Defiant Ones" - have been previously published in the same series.
Author:
Author:Starshov E.V.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Historical Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newsprint
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20x13x2.2 cm
Series:
Series:World History in Novels
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
Product type:
Product type:gold embossing
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4484-4473-9
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