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Defenders of the Faith: Charles V. Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520 - 1536
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Defenders of the Faith: Charles V. Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520 - 1536
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17 November 2014Five Stars
Perfect condition!.
24 October 2013Fascinating History - Easy to Read
This is excellent history and easy to read!
4 May 2013DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH BY JAMES RESTON JR.
A HIGHLY COMPLEX, PERILOUS ERA IN EUROPEAN HISTORY.
16 October 2010Defenders of the Faith
I liked this book very much.
21 September 2010superb narrative history for a popular audience
This is a wonderfully entertaining reading experience that focuses on a number of leaders at a crucial historical nexus: the protestant movement is beginning to gain force , absolutist nation-states are replacing the more loosely controlled feudal empire (Francis 1, Henry 8, et al.
13 October 2009Excellent -- 6 Stars!
James Reston, Jr.
18 August 2009Not bad, but not what I expected
\"Defenders of the Faith\" is a history covering 1520-1536 AD which mainly focused on the politics and wars in Europe (Charles V, Francis I, Henry VIII, the popes, Martin Luther, etc.
16 July 2009Offers insight into the world we live in today....
Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520 - 1536 by James Reston is a wonderful and very informative examination of the times of Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Suleyman the Manificent leader of the Ottoman Turks during the years 1520 to 1536.
13 July 2009excellent historical account of european muslim-christian conflict
I've read Reston's other books on Muslim - Christian conflicts and history, and this one is especially timely because it explains what happened in Vienna that prevented Suleyman from conquering Europe.
2 July 2009"His green-yellow eyes blazed from his drawn cheeks."
This could be an excellent scholarly work.