Lepanto 1571: The greatest naval battle of the Renaissance

by Angus Konstam, Tony Bryan (Illustrator)

Overview

This Osprey title details the course of one of the most crucial military campaigns of the Renaissance.For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. A decisive battle between two large galley fleets was expected to decide the fate of the entire Mediterranean basin. In August 1571, an Ottoman fleet of some 235 galleys encountered the slightly smaller Christian fleet of the Holy League. In a five hour melee the Christians inflicted a decisive defeat on the Turks. Lepanto was the last great galley fight of all time and one of the most decisive naval battles in history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841764092
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	02/19/2003
Series:	Campaign , #114
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	7.24(w) x 9.87(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands and is the author of over 20 books for Osprey. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, he also served as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. His maritime titles for Osprey include Elite 67: Pirates 1660-1730, Elite 69: Buccaneers 1620-1700 and Elite 70: Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605. Angus lives in London, where he combines a freelance museum consultancy business with a career as a historian and writer.

Table of Contents

Introduction/Chronology/The Opposing Commanders/The Opposing Fleets/Background to the Campaign/The Battle of Lepanto/The Aftermath/The Battlefield today/Further Reading/Index