Sultan's admiral, the: barbarossa - pirate and empire-builder
Auteur :
Bradford, Ernle
Éditeur :
I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd.
ISBN :
9781845117931
Date de publication :
30 oct. 2008
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Admiral, naval hero, privateer, warrior and empire-builder, Kheir ed-Din or Barbarossa, as he was known in the West, was a legendary figure. Born on Lesbos in Greece, he rose to become High Admiral of the Ottoman Navy, Sultan of Algiers and friend and advisor to Suleiman the Magnificent. This title tells his story.