A review by doel7
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 by Roger Crowley

4.0

Very interesting narrative of the final battle for the Mediterranean. Crowley displays a brightly vivid account of the legendary Barbarossa brothers all the way to the battle of Lepanto. He gives both sides a fair trial and uses both European and Ottoman sources. He shows the humanity and inhumanity of both sides. In a subject area that tends to demonize the the East, Crowley offers us a breath of fresh air. For anyone wanting to study the 16th century Mediterranean, this is the book you should start with.