Vintage Fair Condition - Covers are rubbed and scuffed, with spine creases, worn corners and small circular stickers on the front. Page edges are browned with light spotting; pages are clean. Penguin edition 1964.
In 1565, the island of Malta became the focus of a dramatic contest between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St John. Ernle Bradford recounts the siege as a struggle shaped by geography, leadership and the endurance of people facing overwhelming pressure. The island's fortifications, harbours and difficult terrain become central to a narrative of assaults, resistance and the search for relief. Alongside the military action, Bradford places the confrontation within the wider rivalry for influence in the Mediterranean. His account brings the scale of the campaign into contact with the experiences of its defenders and attackers, offering history readers an absorbing reconstruction of a siege whose consequences extended far beyond the small island on which it was fought.
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