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During the Ottoman siege of Malta the Knights of St John used both the early version of muskets and crossbows. The crossbows came in handy when rain made it impossible to use gunpowder. This was during the mid 16th century, however they were outdated at the time and used only in desperation.
Empires of the Seas is an excellent book on a transitional period between musket and older weapons. It was also during this time a lot of castles were being converted into more gunpowder defensive forts.
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It's a cool story, it goes all the way back to the crusades. After the Ottomans finally destroyed the last remnants of the Roman empire in Constantinople, they set out to dominate what they considered the 'center of the world', the Mediterranean. Besides coastal nations like Italy and Spain, this meant a handful of islands protected by remnant knight orders from the crusades. They fought this war both by fleets constructed by the turks, and by funding north African corsairs to harangue the European shipping trade.
This culminated in a centuries long war. The remnants of that naval era were finally erradicated by the fledgling united states navy more than 200 years later.
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
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Read that book. The church saved Europe from Islam. Muslimes actually started what became the modern slave trade
Good pop history on the topic if anyone is interested.
The Psalms. Normally I pray the Divine Office and get most of them in a month, but lately I've been going at it 150 a week.
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World Entertaining read. I was a little perturbed that I only knew sketchy details about these two events, and so I decided to dig a little deeper.
Empires of the Sea is a very interesting and easy to read book about the siege of Malta and the battle of Lepanto. Most people don't realize how close the Ottoman Empire was to making serious headway into Europe and how easily the world could have been different. The siege of Malta is an incredible display of bravery in the face of incredibly bad odds.
If you're interested in nerdy stuff like history check out the book Empires of the Sea. About a third of the book is dedicated to Siege of Malta and now I can't wait to visit next spring!
I completely agree. That is a phenomenal book. I've actually started re-reading it again just recently. This will be the 5th time I've read it in the last 5 years! The first time I read it, I immediately turned back to page 1 and started re-reading it! Some of the very best historical non-fiction I've ever encountered.
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