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Author : David W. Ball
language : en
Publisher: Canelo
Release Date : 2019-04-15
The Sword And The Scimitar written by David W. Ball and has been published by Canelo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-15 with Fiction categories.
Maltese Siblings Nico and Maria are suddenly wrenched apart when young Nico is abducted by slavers. Some unforeseen path leads him to the court of Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottomans. Maria, stranded alone in Malta, joins a group of Jews – forced by their Christian rulers to renounce their faith. French aristocrat Christien deVries yearns to prove himself as a surgeon in the Order of St. John, to which he was pledged as an infant but joined only as a result of a life-altering oath. When conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Christian alliance, resulting in the Siege of Malta, Maria, Nico and Christien will be forced together, in a sequence of events that may decide the victor... A sweeping historical epic set against the backdrop of the desperate conflict between Christian Europe and the Islamic Ottoman Empire, The Sword and the Scimitar is a triumph, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Christian Cameron and Bernard Cornwell
Sword And Scimitar
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Author : Raymond Ibrahim
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-08-28
Sword And Scimitar written by Raymond Ibrahim and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-28 with History categories.
A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities The West and Islam -- the sword and scimitar -- have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Roman emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's order to abandon Christianity and convert to Islam, unleashing a centuries-long jihad on Christendom. Sword and Scimitar chronicles the decisive battles that arose from this ages-old Islamic jihad, beginning with the first major Islamic attack on Christian land in 636, through the Muslim occupation of nearly three-quarters of Christendom which prompted the Crusades, followed by renewed Muslim conquests by Turks and Tatars, to the European colonization of the Muslim world in the 1800s, when Islam largely went on the retreat -- until its reemergence in recent times. Using original sources in Arabic and Greek, preeminent historian Raymond Ibrahim describes each battle in vivid detail and explains how these wars and the larger historical currents of the age reflect the cultural fault lines between Islam and the West. The majority of these landmark battles -- including the battles of Yarmuk, Tours, Manzikert, the sieges at Constantinople and Vienna, and the crusades in Syria and Spain--are now forgotten or considered inconsequential. Yet today, as the West faces a resurgence of this enduring Islamic jihad, Sword and Scimitar provides the needed historical context to understand the current relationship between the West and the Islamic world -- and why the Islamic State is merely the latest chapter of an old history.
Sword And Scimitar
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Author : Simon Scarrow
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-10-25
Sword And Scimitar written by Simon Scarrow and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-25 with Fiction categories.
SWORD AND SCIMITAR is the gripping tale of the Great Siege of Malta from Simon Scarrow, bestselling author of the Eagles of the Empire series. A must read for fans of Conn Iggulden and Robert Harris. 1565, Malta: a vital outpost between the divided nations of Europe and the relentlessly expanding Ottoman Empire. Faced with ferocious attack by a vast Turkish fleet, the knights of the Order of St John fear annihilation. Amongst those called to assist is disgraced veteran Sir Thomas Barrett. Loyalty and instinct compel him to put the Order above all other concerns, yet his allegiance is divided. At Queen Elizabeth's command, he must search for a hidden scroll, guarded by the knights, that threatens her reign. As Sir Thomas confronts the past that cost him his honour and a secret that has long lain buried, a vast enemy army arrives to lay siege to the island...
Sword And The Scimitar
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Author : Ernle Bradford
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2004-02-01
Sword And The Scimitar written by Ernle Bradford and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-01 with History categories.
For nearly two centuries, from 1096 until 1291, a tide of pilgrims, knights, men-at-arms, priests, traders and peasants swept from Western Europe to the Levant - Crusaders whose common aim was to recover the Holy Place of Christendom. The Sword and the Scimitar is a saga of one of the most fanatical religious wars in world history. It is a story abounding with highly distinctive personalities - popes, saints, kings, sultans and heroes like Saladin and Richard Coeur de Lion, of the encounter of two great cultures and their cross-fertilization. It tells of the three great Military Orders, the Knights Hospitaller of St John, the Teutonic Knights and the Knights Templar. It does not disguise the savagery that accompanied the capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders or the scenes of fire and carnage when the Kingdom of Jerusalem fell nearly two centuries later, and the markets of the East were so flooded with Christian slaves that a young Frankish woman might be sold for one silver coin.
The Book Of The Sword
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Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
The Book Of The Sword written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Sword And The Scimitar Proof
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Author : David Ball
language : en
Publisher: Hutchinson
Release Date : 2003-07-01
Sword And The Scimitar Proof written by David Ball and has been published by Hutchinson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-01 with categories.
Scimitar Sl 2
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Author : Patrick Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-05-04
Scimitar Sl 2 written by Patrick Robinson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-04 with Fiction categories.
Fans of Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler and Frederick Forsyth will love this fast-paced, unputdownable and breath-taking action thriller from the international bestseller and multi-million copy selling author Patrick Robinson. You won't be able to put it down... 'The new Frederick Forsyth' - GUARDIAN 'An absolutely marvellous thriller writer' - Jack Higgins 'Britain's answer to Tom Clancy' - Sarah Broadhurst, BOOKSELLER 'A good thrilling ride' -- ***** Reader review 'Great story telling from start to end' -- ***** Reader review 'Spine chilling' -- ***** Reader review 'Set in the present it is a believable piece of fiction but on a breath-taking scale.' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************* FAST. FATAL. HEADING OUR WAY... When the murder of a prominent geophysicist coincides with the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the White House views this as coincidence. But Admiral Morgan suspects the involvement of his nemesis, terrorist Major Ray Kerman. Then comes the chilling threat - Kerman has a nuclear device, Scimitar SL-2, which he intends to launch straight into the heart of the volcano Cumbre Vieja, causing a massive tsunami to devastate the East Coast of the United States. Shocked into action, Admiral Morgan returns to the White House to run Operation High Tide - a desperate race to evacuate the East Coast and locate the nuclear submarine before it launches its deadly weapon... A volcano. A nuclear missile. An explosive, deadly threat to the West.
The Shield And The Sword
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Author : Ernle Bradford
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2014-04-01
The Shield And The Sword written by Ernle Bradford and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with History categories.
An authoritative history of the Knights of St. John, from Jerusalem to Malta, told by the bestselling author of The Great Siege. Known by many names through their centuries-long career, The Knights Hospitaller of Saint John dedicated themselves to defending the poor and sick. First formed in Jerusalem during the Crusades of the eleventh century, the Order of Saint John grew in wealth and power rivaled only by the Knights Templar. They survived exile from the Holy Land, settling first in Rhodes and then in Malta, which they famously defended against the Ottoman Empire’s epic invasion of 1565. Even after losing Malta to Napoleon Bonaparte two centuries later, the Order of Saint John continued its mission. Ernle Bradford, whose bestselling book The Great Siege recounts their historic battle for Malta, follows the Knights of Saint John through centuries of war, politics, rivalry, and perseverance in The Shield and the Sword.
Wish Upon A Time
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Author : Nabila Jamshed
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-03-18
Wish Upon A Time written by Nabila Jamshed and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-18 with Good and evil categories.
YA. Fantasy fiction. In the evening of an otherwise ordinary day Eyelash, a girl of fifteen, sees the reflection of Dream -- her imaginary counterpart. Soon with her intrinsic understanding of beauty, belief and peace Eyelash unfolds a world both euphoric and utopian which is ever so mysterious, and oddly like home. Dream is in pursuit of the truth behind incessant political unrest and its outcome -- terrorism. With Dream Eyelash is thrown into an enchanting journey of fable, legend, magic and global intrigue, where wielding a sword will be as important as mind games with the spectre of violent ideology.
Empires Of Sand
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Author : David W. Ball
language : en
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Release Date :
Empires Of Sand written by David W. Ball and has been published by Speaking Volumes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
From the mysteriously beautiful, richly hued landscape of the Saharan mountains to the sumptuous splendor of nineteenth-century Paris, Empires of Sand is a novel that takes us on an extraordinary, powerfully emotional journey In a clash between two civilizations, two men of common blood discover that in war, love, and even family, they are both destined to be outsiders.... The year is 1870. The proud Republic of France is crumbling under the onslaught of the Prussian army. Paris is under siege. Too young to understand the shifting fortunes of the empire, two boys forge a bond with their breathless adventures in the tunnels beneath the threatened city. Paul deVries is the cousin and constant companion of Michel deVries—called Moussa—whose world-explorer father shocked Paris with his marriage to a noblewoman of the Sahara. Moussa will inherit the title of count; Paul is destined to be a soldier like his father. But tragic events will send Moussa fleeing to his mother’s homeland, with its brooding mountains, its hidden caves and fortresses. And the two boys who have been the closest of friends are fated as men to become the bitterest of enemies—victims of history and the scheming of scoundrels. They meet again on the Sahara's blazing sands, one as part of a foolhardy French expeditionary force, the other with the nomadic Tuareg, a majestic race of veiled warriors who live and die by flashing swords and a harsh desert code of honor. On this unforgettable, ever-shifting landscape, Paul and Moussa are swept into another war, one far more brutal than anything they have experienced. Paul is obsessed with a quest for personal vengeance and honor. And Moussa, in love with a woman betrothed to an implacable Tuareg warrior, searches for the peace he knew as a child in France. Now they both face a challenge of sheer, harrowing survival: whether to follow the call of their shared blood...or the destiny written in the treacherous sands. Empires of Sand is a grand novel of adventure in the best tradition of historical fiction. With its astounding scenes of the desert and its rich cast of characters—soldiers, lovers, slaves, and zealots—this is a reading experience to be treasured and remembered long after the final page is turned.