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Defenders of the Faith: Christianity and Islam Battle for the Soul of Europe, 1520-1536 Paperback - 2010
by James Reston
A bestselling historian recounts 16 years that shook the world--the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna.
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A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna
In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns-the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent-and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-life characters, who lend this meticulously researched history a novel's worth of suspense and brio.
In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns-the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent-and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-life characters, who lend this meticulously researched history a novel's worth of suspense and brio.
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- Title Defenders of the Faith: Christianity and Islam Battle for the Soul of Europe, 1520-1536
- Author James Reston
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, U.S.A.
- Date 2010-07-27
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780143117599 / 0143117599
- Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.97 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 2.46 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Cultural Region: Turkey
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.232
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