Summary of Roger Crowley's Empires of the Sea

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Suleiman’s first conquest was the storming of the fortress of Belgrade, the gateway to Hungary. The second was the capture of Rhodes. Rhodes was a strange anachronism—a Christian survivor from the medieval Crusades located within touching distance of the Islamic world. #2 The Knights of Saint John, a Christian order, held Rhodes in the name of the pope. They had been fighting in the long wars of the Holy Land