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Campaldino 1289 (Paperback)
Kelly DeVries, Niccolo Capponi; Illustrated by Graham Turner; Maps by Paul Kime, Bounford.com
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R428
R388
Discovery Miles 3 880
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Campaldino is one of the important battles between the Guelphs and
Ghibellines - the major political factions in the city states of
central and northern Italy. It heralded the rise of Florence to a
dominant position over the area of Tuscany and was one of the last
occassions when the Italian city militias contested a battle, with
the 14th century seeing the rise of the condottiere in Italy's
Wars. In this highly illustrated new study, renowned medieval
historians Kelly De Vries and Niccolo Capponi have uncovered new
material from the battlefield itself, as well as using all the
available sources, to breathe new life into this colourful and
fascinating battle.
When the heavily manned fleet of the Ottoman Empire met the ships
of a fragile coalition of Christian European states in 1571, the
waters off the coast of Greece, they say, "ran red with blood." It
was a victory of the West-the first major victory of Europeans
against the Ottoman Empire. In this compelling piece of narrative
history, Niccolo Capponi describes the underlying clash of cultures
and takes a fresh look at the bloody struggle between oared
fighting galleys and determined men of faith. As a description of
the age-old conflict between Christianity and Islam, it is a story
which resonates today.
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