Defenders of the Faith: Christianity and Islam Battle for the Soul of Europe, 1520-1536 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143117599)

A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna

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.

Author: James Reston
ISBN-10: 0143117599
ISBN-13: 9780143117599
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 07/27/2010
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.97d