On The Great Siege of Malta, by Marcus Bull. Clashing civilizations, rival great powers, cutting-edge technology: we have been here before, as Marcus Bull, a professor at the University of North ...
Clashing civilizations, rival great powers, cutting-edge technology: we have been here before, as Marcus Bull, a professor at the University of North Carolina, shows in The Great Siege of Malta, his ...
Malta may be tiny, but from its 16th-century Knights of St. John to its strategically vital importance in WWII, the Mediterranean island nation is making a hugely rich heritage easy to explore. Fort ...
The only fort that failed to hold its ground against the Turkish besiegers in the Great Siege of 1565 was Fort St Elmo. Although the fort held out stubbornly for nearly a month before it was overrun, ...
Grand Master Jehan de Vallete is one of the iconic figures of Maltese history. He achieved legendary status when, as a septuagenarian, he successfully led the defence of the island against the ...
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