Four Months of Fire : The Knights of Malta Against the Ottoman Empire, 1565
Overview
In the summer of 1565, a few thousand Knights of Malta held a scorched rock against the full might of Suleiman the Magnificent's invasion fleet. For four months, the island became a furnace of siege towers, mines, and frontal assaults-a battle where the entire Christian Mediterranean hung in the balance.
This edition gives you the mechanics behind the drama. Four original tactical diagrams and maps break down the assault phases: the failed storm on Fort Saint Elmo, the grinding attrition of Birgu, and the final Ottoman retreat. An order-of-battle table lines up each commander, galley, and regiment. Every anecdote-from the knight who fired the last cannon to the Janissary who breached the wall-is sourced to the original chroniclers by name.
For readers of narrative military history who want the story and the structure.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798192364116
- ISBN-10: 9798192364116
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: August 2026
- Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.25 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.48 pounds
- Page Count: 118
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