Malta 1565: Last Battle Of The Crusades (Campaign) |
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| Title: | Malta 1565: Last Battle Of The Crusades (Campaign) |
| Author: | Tim Pickles
Christa Hook (Illustrator) |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing |
| Type: | Book / Paperback |
| Publication Date: | 15 January, 1998 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1855326035 / 9781855326033 |
| List Price: | $19.95 |
| You Save: | $4.39 |
| Amazon Price: | $15.56 |
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Product Description
The epic siege of the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller by the huge Turkish Army of the Emperor Suliman is one of the most compelling stories in the history of the western world. The Turks amassed an army of 30,000 men, which doubled as the siege dragged on. The knights facing them totalled 500, along with 4,000 Maltese levies and 4,500 other troops. Tim Pickles describes how despite constant pounding by the massive Turkish guns and heavy casualties, the Knights managed to hold out.
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Customer Reviews:
• Badly Researched And Badly Written
02 June, 2005
I am a Maltese historian focusing on this period of Mediterranean history. I bought this book because it was cheap, and cheap it was.
Look elsewhere if you want a truthful account of history. The Great Siege: Malta 1565, by Ernle Bradford is one of the best contemporary books around.
- Amazon Customer Review
• What A Joke
20 June, 2002
After yawning through the first few chapters of Mr. Pickles latest attempt, I gratefully fell asleep and never picked Malta up again. Apparently Mr. Pickles fell asleep during his research for the book as well, as the number of inaccuracies in his research are astounding- I advise him to start publishing under the pseudonym "General Doofus". Don't buy this book unless you want to indulge the pocketbooks of a talentless author who spends more time pretending to be a General in lieu getting his facts straight. He should be drafted into service and sent to the front lines of any conflict we can find- then maybe he can learn to author a decent book.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Not Impartial.
30 November, 2006
Mr. Pickles's scholarship aside, the dedication of this book and the afterward reveal a strong bias in favor of the Knights of Malta. The book is dedicated with gushing adoration to Mr. Pickles's father-in-law, who apparently was a modern member of that order. The afterword professes that chivalry lives on in the modern era, epitomized by the charitable works performed by the current members of the order. Mr. Pickles's personal enamour for chivalry in general and the Knights of Malta in particular cast doubt on the impartiality of his conclusions.
- Amazon Customer Review
• The Greatest Battle Between Christianity And Islam
12 April, 2009
Excellent account of an epic battle that is completely left out of the history books here in the USA. I couldn't believe it when watching a History Channel special on the Ottoman Empire that this battle, which broke the back of the Ottoman Turks, was left out. Great book. Buy it.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Another Mediocre Osprey Campaign Book
03 July, 2009
I just finished reading Roger Crowley's thrilling account of the 1565 Siege of Malta in "Empires of the Sea". I purchased "Malta 1565" to supplement Crowley's book. True to Osprey's reputation for rich graphics, "Malta 1565" has beautiful maps and interesting images of the uniforms worn during the period. Where the book lost me was in Tim Pickles mediocre retelling of the events surrounding the dramatic siege.
The strength of Osprey Publishing is they publish books about obscure military topics. There is no better source for uniform plates for little known conflicts. Unfortunately, Osprey's problem often times lie in the mediocre quality of the writing. For every talented historian, Osprey publishes the works of the not so gifted enthusiasts.
In this volume, Tim Pickles does a decent job of getting out the facts. He writes clearly but often times his approach is too polemical. In his world view, the Turks are religious fanatics and the Christians are stalwart defenders of Western culture. The Siege of Malta is one of the most compelling and dramatic battles in European history. If there were ever a battle that called for great writing, it is this one. It will take a little bit more time and effort but read Roger Crowley's "Empires of the Sea" or Ernie Bradford's classic "The Great Siege: Malta 1565".
- Amazon Customer Review
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