A thrilling history of the dramatic siege of Acre in 1291, the bloody climax to the two hundred years of the Holy Land Crusades. The city of Acre, powerfully fortified and richly provisioned, was the last crusader stronghold... Zobraziť viac
A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade... Zobraziť viac
Faber and Faber: Empires of the Sea shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the... Zobraziť viac