Angels in IronThe year is A.D. 1565 and the tiny island fortress of Malta, defended by an anachronistic crusading order called the Knights of St. John Hospitallers, is all that stands between the war machine of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and the very heart of Christendom. Pitifully outmatched and against impossible odds, the indomitable Grand Master Jean Parisot de La Valette nevertheless inspires his knights to "strike a blow for Christ" and sacrifice their lives to halt the invading Turks at the gates of Europe. Nicholas Prata relates the actual events of the Great Siege in riveting and graphic prose which brings the extreme heroism of the knights and the horror of combat sharply into focus. |
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Contents
XL | 159 |
XLI | 163 |
XLII | 167 |
XLIII | 173 |
XLIV | 175 |
XLV | 177 |
XLVI | 181 |
XLVII | 185 |
XI | 33 |
XII | 37 |
XIII | 41 |
XIV | 45 |
XV | 49 |
XVI | 55 |
XVII | 61 |
XVIII | 65 |
XIX | 67 |
XX | 71 |
XXI | 75 |
XXII | 81 |
XXIII | 85 |
XXIV | 89 |
XXV | 95 |
XXVI | 99 |
XXVII | 103 |
XXVIII | 109 |
XXIX | 113 |
XXX | 119 |
XXXI | 123 |
XXXII | 127 |
XXXIII | 131 |
XXXIV | 135 |
XXXV | 139 |
XXXVI | 143 |
XXXVII | 147 |
XXXVIII | 151 |
XXXIX | 155 |
XLVIII | 189 |
XLIX | 193 |
L | 197 |
LI | 201 |
LII | 205 |
LIII | 209 |
LIV | 213 |
LV | 219 |
LVI | 223 |
LVII | 227 |
LVIII | 231 |
LIX | 235 |
LX | 239 |
LXI | 241 |
LXII | 245 |
LXIII | 249 |
LXIV | 253 |
LXV | 257 |
LXVI | 261 |
LXVII | 265 |
LXVIII | 269 |
LXIX | 273 |
LXX | 277 |
LXXI | 281 |
LXXII | 285 |
LXXIII | 289 |
LXXIV | 291 |
LXXV | 293 |
Common terms and phrases
Algerians Allah Angelo armor arms arquebus arquebusiers asked attack beneath Birgu Birgu and Senglea blade blood bowed Broglia cannon Castriota Christians commanded Corradino Corso cried dead Di Corso Dragut earthwork Elmo Elmo’s enemy eyes face feet fell fire galleys garrison gate gazed grabbed Grand Harbor Grand Master Gravette grenades Guaras guns hand Hassem head helmet Henri Hospitallers Iayalars Janissaries Janissary’s Kalkara Creek Khalim Knights and soldiers La Valette La Valette’s Lanfreducci Langue lord Malta Maltese man’s Mdina Medran Michael Miranda moat Moslem Mustapha nodded Nuņez ordered parapet Pasha Peter Piali Polastron Rambaldi ravelin reached replied retreat robe Robles Romegas Ruvo Sciberras scimitar screamed Sebastian Senglea Senglea and Birgu ships shot shouted siege silent Sir Oliver slave smiled smoke stared Starkey stood Suleiman sultan sword thought Toledo took troops Turk’s Turkish Turks turned Valette looked Valette’s Viceroy victory Vischer wall watched wildfire wounded Zanoguerra
Popular passages
Page 7 - Those sons of dogs whom I have already conquered and who were spared only by my clemency at Rhodes forty-three years ago — I say now that, for their continual raids and insults, they shall be finally crushed and destroyed!
Bibliographic information
| Title | Angels in Iron |
| Author | Nicholas C. Prata |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Arx Publishing, LLC, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1889758566, 9781889758565 |
| Length | 292 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical / General Fiction / War & Military |
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