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Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571 (Hardcover)

by Hugh Bicheno (Author) "In a sixteenth century crowded with events the passage of time has revealed to be extremely significant, one has received disproportionate attention ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Weidenfeld Military (12 Jun 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0304363197
ISBN-13: 978-0304363193
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 3.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ran an excellent review by Noel Malcolm: 'Hugh Bicheno's new study of the battle of Lepanto takes an invigoratingly fresh look at all these questions... Where this book really excels, however, is in its rich, multi-layered treatment of the battle itself and all the factors - technological, tactical, political and psychological - that were at work, both in the fighting and in the preparations for it. Bicheno has all the right qualifications: now a military historian, he has had a career in intelligence, and has clearly spent some time messing around in boats... The result is a wide-ranging and constantly engaging book, written under the presure of real intellectual enthusiasm... anyone who opens this book will quickly be drawn into an extraordinary world of military rivalry and power-politics.' Noel Malcolm, THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (22/6/03) 'In Crescent and Cross, Bicheno roves enthusiastically on a wide-ranging tour across the 16th-century mediterranean. There are illuminating passages on oceanography and climatology together with well-researched studies of the fleets and their assorted weaponry. Graphic, pithy observations underline the awfulness of medieval war... cheerfully idealogical, highly readable...' Justin Marozzi, FINANCIAL TIMES (19/7/03) 'Bicheno's accountof the battle, his detailed analysis of battle formations, vessels deployed,weapons used and the practical problems of operating on these vessels, is fascinating.' Justin Cartwright INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (27/7/03) There has also been a very good review in the LITERARY REVIEW: 'As a narrative of the battle, Crescent and Cross is unlikely to be surpassed. Hugh Bicheno brings to his subject not only deep knowledge, but also an enviable ability to convey both the glamour and horror of sixteenth-century war.' John Adamson, LITERARY REVIEW (July 2003)

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In the morning of 7 October 1571, at the mouth of the gulf between mainland Greece and the Peloponnese, the fleets of the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League clashed in the last great battle between oared fighting ships. By four o'clock that afternoon the sea was red with blood. The Muslims lost 230 out of their 277 warships and about 20,000 men. It was the first time in over a century that Christians had successfully taken the offensive against them. In this important new history, Hugh Bicheno describes the clash of cultures that led to one of the greatest turning-point battles in history, As a description of the age-old conflict between Christianity and Islam, it is a story which still resonates today.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Old mistakes repeated., 15 Aug 2005

By	Marco Morin (Venice, Italy.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571 (Paperback)

In order to write a new, acceptable book on Lepanto an author should do something more than distillate facts and ideas from older works. Unfortunately this is exactly what Mr. Bicheno did and, more unfortunately, he was not able to choose the better sources in the vast bibliography he lists.
Deprived of any new archival research, this book is historically misleading and completely useless for the serious scholar.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful, absolutely dreadful..., 28 Sep 2005

By	Doctor Syn (Dymchurch-Under-The-Wall) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571 (Paperback)

A truly awful book - poorly researched and dreadfully written. The author is clearly out of depth in trying to understand his subject and merely manages to confuse and contradict himself throughout the book.

The chapter dealing with the art of Lepanto is obviously a 'filler' and is, unbelievably, even more turgid and facile than the rest of the book.

To anyone looking for a comprehensive account of the battle, the background, the men, the tactics and vessels employed - don't bother with this book.

It is truly, truly dreadful.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fine overview of major campaign, 26 Aug 2003

By	G H Thorne Esq (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

Historically, Lepanto holds a similar position to Salamis and Plataea, Waterloo, Stalingrad and Midway; in other words, a victory which prevented a seemingly overwhelming force from sweeping all before it. It is the sea equivalent of the Relief of the Siege of Vienna, in that, from that day onwards, the Ottoman threat was never quite perceived at the same level. There were still scares for the next 200 years, but, from then on, the Ottoman Empire could be seen as being mortal.

The author has used the same methods as he used in his previous books on Gettysburg and Midway; first of all assess the opposing forces and their capabilities, and then go back to original sources to see what the combatants on either side thought at any given time, as far as is possible over 430 years later.

Obviously, the battle itself cannot be treated as being in a "vacuum", and the author spends much of the book in detailing the background to the conflict between Christianity and Islam, and, thereby "setting the scene" for the climactic battle between the huge galley fleets.

The battle itself is brilliantly described, and, as with the author's previous books, he greatly helps his style of writing by utilising appendices full of relevant , and, at times almost overwhelming, information on the contending fleets.

It is many years since a full-scale campaign and battle history of what was considered in the 16th Century to be an earth-shattering event has been written in English, and it is a pleasure to read such a book which should remain a prime source on the subject.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
This is a fantastic read. As early as the introduction, Bicheno displays a formidable intellect, the evidence of which permeates the entire book. Read more

Published 5 months ago by M. Kaplan

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The narrative of this thorough and extensive work is divided in two: Iconic Battle and Military Battle. Read more

Published on 3 Jan 2007 by Pieter

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine overview of major campaign
Historically, Lepanto holds a similar position to Salamis and Plataea, Waterloo, Stalingrad and Midway; in other words, a victory which prevented a seemingly overwhelming force... Read more

Published on 26 Aug 2003 by G H Thorne Esq

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