LEADER 00000cam 22004574i 4500 001 sky234912330 003 SKY 005 20200917072005.5 008 100805r20102009nyuab g b 001 0 eng d 010 2008054655 020 9780143117599|q(pbk.) 020 0143117599|q(pbk.) 040 BTCTA|beng|cBTCTA|dYDXCP|dALAUL|dBDX|dOCLCA|dOCLCQ|dNXW |dOCLCF|dUtOrBLW|dSKYRV|erda|dCoBoFLC|dSKYRV 043 e------|aa-tu---|ae-au--- 092 940.232|bRES 100 1 Reston, James,|cJr.,|d1941- 245 10 Defenders of the faith :|bChristianity and Islam Battle for the soul of Europe, 1520-1536 /|cJames Reston, Jr. 246 30 Christianity and Islam Battle for the soul of Europe, 1520 -1536 264 1 New York :|bPenguin Books,|c2010. 264 4 |c©2009 300 xxi, 407 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c22 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 500 Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, 2009. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-397) and index. 520 In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns-the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent- and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-life characters, who lend this meticulously researched history a novel's worth of suspense and brio. -- Publisher description from http://us.penguingroup.com (Sep. 23, 2011) 600 00 Charles|bV,|cHoly Roman Emperor,|d1500-1558. 600 00 Süleyman|bI,|cSultan of the Turks,|d1494 or 1495-1566. 650 0 Religion and civilization|zEurope. 651 0 Holy Roman Empire|xHistory|yCharles V, 1519-1556. 651 0 Turkey|xHistory|ySüleyman I, 1520-1566. 651 0 Holy Roman Empire|xForeign relations|zTurkey. 651 0 Turkey|xForeign relations|zHoly Roman Empire. 651 0 Holy Roman Empire|xReligion|y16th century. 651 0 Turkey|xReligion|y16th century. 651 0 Vienna (Austria)|xHistory|ySiege, 1529|xReligious aspects.
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