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Bicheno was born in Cuba to British parents in 1948.
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Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571
( In 1571, at the gulf between mainland Greece and the Pe...)
In 1571, at the gulf between mainland Greece and the Peloponnese, the fleets of the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League clashed in a final great battle between oared fighting ships. This is the first major history for decades--and the first ever original study in English--on this epic encounter between two important cultures that marked a significant turning point in history. As a description of the age-old conflict between Christianity and Islam, it still resonates powerfully today and is a must read for anyone interested in why the two worlds seem perpetually at war.
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Vendetta: High Art and Low Cunning at the Birth of the Renaissance
( In Italy, the Renaissance was more than a time of sweep...)
In Italy, the Renaissance was more than a time of sweeping cultural advancement; it was also an age of nearly continuous military conflict and vicious personal feuds between powerful public figures. A lifelong vendetta pitted two of Italy’s most prominent condottieri, or mercenary warlords, against each other in a struggle that moved from the battlefield to the political halls of power to the Papacy itself. Duke Federigo da Montefeltro of Urbino, and Sigismondo Malatesta, the Wolf of Rimini,” were more than ruthless generals; they were cultured patrons of the arts who nonetheless took their rivalry to bloody excess. Here their story is set against the rich backdrop of 15th century Italy, a sweeping epic of nobility and war, betrayal and vengeance.
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Midway
( ".at one stroke the dominant position of Japan in the P...)
".at one stroke the dominant position of Japan in the Pacific was reversed."--Winston Churchill In 1942, Admiral Yamamoto, who had so successfully engineered the attack on Pearl Harbor, implemented a new strategy: the Imperial Japanese Army would seize the Pacific island of Midway and lure the US Navy into a decisive carrier battle. And, they felt confident of victory. But, right from the start, the plan proved disastrous--and the Japanese lost decisively, with all four major units sunk. Once and for all, the balance of power in the Pacific shifted, with the United States in control. Filled with exciting images of air clashes, and fiery devastation on the ground, as well as follow-the-battle maps, it's a compelling and authoritative account of the reasons behind the catastrophic Japanese strategy.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0304357154/?tag=2022091-20
Vendetta: High Art and Low Cunning at the Birth of the Renaissance (Paperback) - Common
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Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571 by Hugh Bicheno (2005-03-01)
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Hugh Bicheno
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He is best known for his revisionist interpretations of the Falklands War, in his best-selling Razor"s Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War, and of the American Revolution in Rebels and Redcoats: The American Revolutionary War. He was first an academic and then an officer in the British Secret Intelligence Service. Later he became a security consultant in Italy and across Latin America, specializing in kidnap negotiations.
He lived in the United States for several years and became a naturalised citizen, but now lives in England.
He is bilingual English-Spanish, speaks and reads Italian and French, and can read Portuguese.
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Vendetta: High Art and Low Cunning at the Birth of the Renaissance
( In Italy, the Renaissance was more than a time of sweep...)
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Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571
( In 1571, at the gulf between mainland Greece and the Pe...)
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Vendetta: High Art and Low Cunning at the Birth of the Renaissance (Paperback) - Common
(AZ Uzsoratorvenyekrol (1867))
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Midway
( ".at one stroke the dominant position of Japan in the P...)
- Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571 by Hugh Bicheno (2005-03-01)
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Vendetta: High Art and Low Cunning at the Birth of the Renaissance
