Victory of the West: The Story of the Battle of Lepanto.(Brief article)(Book review) Contemporary Review | June 22, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Contemporary Review Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Victory of the West: The Story of the Battle of Lepanto. Niccolo Capponi. Macmillan. [pounds sterling]20.00. xxxvi + 412 pages. ISBN 1-4050-4588-4. In 1571, Christian naval forces defeated the Ottoman fleet in the largest sea battle ever seen. The victory of the Holy League secured Christian Europe, at least for a while, from further inroads by the 'religion of peace'. Mr Capponi has, where necessary, gone back to archival sources and re-examined inherited views and interpretations to give ...

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