Malta 1565: Last Battle of the Crusades (Campaign)

Osprey's Campaign title for the Battle of Malta (1565). 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. Krigshistorie. Tyrkernes landgang på Malta i 1565, den efterfølgende belejring og den kristne Johanniterordens modstand. Ordenens stormester og den, der ledede kampen mod tyrkerne, var Jean Parisot de la Valette en fransk adelsmand, som øens hovedstad la Valetta senere er opkaldt efter. Kejser Karl den 5. havde i 1522 overladt ordenen Malta, efter at den var blevet fordrevet fra Rhodos af den osmanniske sultans hære. Bogen er forsynet med kort, plancher og oversigter over de kristne og muslimske hære The immediate cause of what is perhaps the most heroic and (for the defenders) successful siege in history was the necessity of an invading power to clear away a deadly threat to its lines of communication before beginning the campaign that would bring all Europe under the sway of the Ottoman Empire. An account of the epic siege of the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller by the Turkish Army of the Emperor Suleiman. The six battle scenes in the book depict the brutal fighting and acts of bravery by the 500 Knights who held out against 30,000 Turkish soldiers for four months. Written By Tim Pickles ; Battlescene Artwork By Christa Hook. Description based on print version record.