Nigel Cliff
Holy War: How Vasco da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations Nigel Cliff

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Holy War: How Vasco da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations

Nigel Cliff

HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama?spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam?a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance:Shackleton?s Incredible Voyage, Galileo?sDaughter,and Atlantic,this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama?s voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin, a king of modern-dayKerala, India. Cliff, the author of The Shakespeare Riots, draws uponhis own travels in da Gama?s footsteps to add detail, authenticity, and acontemporary perspective to this riveting, one-of-a-kind historical epic.

560 pages

Media	Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released	September 6, 2011
ISBN13	9780061735127
Publishers	HarperCollins
Pages	560
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 235 mm · 793 g
Language	English