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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Part One. Corsairs and Rulers
1. The Siege of Rhodes, 1521
2. The Road to Malta, 1522–1530
3. In Service to the Empire, 1531–1540
4. War at Sea, 1541–1550
5. Djerba, 1551–1560
6. An Almost-Peaceful Interim, 1561–1564
7. Dark Clouds in the East, 1565
Part Two. Objective: St. Elmo
8. First Blood
9. Sizing Up the Enemy
10. Preparations for a Siege
11. A Fatal Oversight
12. Thrust and Parry
13. Fresh Resolve
14. Bullets Wrapped in Smoke and Fire
15. A Plea to God
16. The End of the Battle
Part Three. Honor Bought with Blood
17. Piccolo Soccorso 169
18. Relief into Birgu
19. Bravi d’Algieri
20. Endurance
21. Onslaught of the Ottomans
22. Two Gentlemen of Perugia
Part Four. A Line Drawn in Water
23. The Gran Soccorso at Sea
24. Mustapha’s Last Hazard
25. The Gran Soccorso at War
26. From the Ashes
27. Verdict
28. The Survivors
A Note on the Sources and Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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