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. |
Contents
Section 26 | 143 |
Section 27 | 147 |
Section 28 | 151 |
Section 29 | 163 |
Section 30 | 177 |
Section 31 | 181 |
Section 32 | 185 |
Section 33 | 189 |
Section 9 | 55 |
Section 10 | 61 |
Section 11 | 65 |
Section 12 | 67 |
Section 13 | 71 |
Section 14 | 75 |
Section 15 | 81 |
Section 16 | 85 |
Section 17 | 89 |
Section 18 | 103 |
Section 19 | 113 |
Section 20 | 119 |
Section 21 | 123 |
Section 22 | 127 |
Section 23 | 131 |
Section 24 | 135 |
Section 25 | 139 |
Section 34 | 213 |
Section 35 | 216 |
Section 36 | 219 |
Section 37 | 220 |
Section 38 | 223 |
Section 39 | 227 |
Section 40 | 235 |
Section 41 | 239 |
Section 42 | 241 |
Section 43 | 245 |
Section 44 | 249 |
Section 45 | 253 |
Section 46 | 261 |
Section 47 | 277 |
Section 48 | 281 |
Section 49 | 291 |
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 Gozo grabbed Grand Harbor Grand Master Gravette grenades Guaras guns hand Hassem head helmet Henri Hospitallers Janissaries Kalkara Creek Khalim killed Knights and soldiers La Valette Lanfreducci Langue layalars lord Malta Maltese Marsamuscetto 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 trenches troops Turkish Turks turned Valette looked Valette's Viceroy victory Vischer wall watched wildfire wounded Zanoguerra
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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!