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1	The Religion more books like this by Tim Willocks add to wishlist Willocks, a novelist ("Bad City Blues") and screenwriter ("Sin"), strikes gold with this epic account of the Turkish siege of Malta in 1565--the first of a planned trilogy featuring Mattias Tannhauser, the son of a Saxon blacksmith. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Malta & Gozo more books like this by Carolyn Bain add to wishlist In-depth history and culture information, and detailed chapters on art and food. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.32! \| SVS
3	Kappillan of Malta more books like this by Nicholas Monsarrat add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
4	The Brass Dolphin more books like this by Joanna Trollope add to wishlist This romantic novel, set in the 1930's and '40's, about a young woman and her father who become caretakers for a decrepit mansion in Malta, is by Joanna Trollope writing as Caroline Harvey. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Knights of Malta more books like this by H J A Sire add to wishlist The Order of St John, or Knights of Malta, was founded in Jerusalem in the 1070s as a hospice for pilgrims. During the Crusades it developed a military and subsequently a political role, and in succeeding centuries influenced and interfered considerably in the diplomatic and religious history of Europe. It sill survives today, in a somewhat ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
6	The great siege : Malta 1565. more books like this by Ernle Bradford add to wishlist Malta, then one of the easternmost bastions of Christendom, was attacked in 1565 by the Sultan of Turkey with 200 ships and 40,000 men. This book is based upon historical records and tells how approximately 700 Knights of St John plus 9,000 men defended Malta against the Sultan's armed forces. see all copies from $11.99! first editions
7	The Jukebox Queen of Malta more books like this by Nicholas Rinaldi add to wishlist Rocco Raven, native of Brooklyn, apprentice radioman and expert second-car salesman, is posted into a besieged Malta caught in the crossfire of a war it did not create. As starvation looms and desperation grows, Rocco discovers an island of emotional extremes, and stumbles on the love of his life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ironfire: A Novel of the Knights of Malta and the Last Battle of the Crusades more books like this by David Ball add to wishlist In the mid-16th century, Maria's brother Nico is kidnapped and taken away on a Moslem slave ship, leaving her, a precocious child interested in books, to grow up resenting the culture of Christianity that pervades the island of Malta, particularly after she is raped by her tutor, Father Salvago--and then blamed for it by her family. Meanwhile, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
9	Knight Hospitaller (1): 1100-1306 more books like this by Dr. David Nicolle, Christa Hook (Illustrator) add to wishlist The Hospitallers were the first of the Secular Crusading Orders to be created, though they were only 'militarized' after the establishment of the Templers. The Hospitallers played a major role in the military struggle between Christendom and the Islamic World throughout the medieval and early modern periods. The Hospitallers recruited from a wide ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $5.16! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The End of the Beginning more books like this by Tim Clayton, Buckner F Melton, Jr., Phil Craig add to wishlist "This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." -- Winston Churchill, November 10, 1942 Spring 1942. Throughout the world, the Allies retreat before the inexorable march of Fascism: Singapore falls to Japan; the Wehrmacht lays siege to Leningrad, captures the Crimea, and advances on ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Knights of Jerusalem: The Crusading Order of Hospitallers 1100-1565 more books like this by Dr. David Nicolle add to wishlist The Hospitallers was established by a group of Italian merchants from Amalfi in the mid-11th century as part of a widespread charitable movement to help pilgrims. see all copies from $9.82! new only from $29.37! \| first editions
12	Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-1943 more books like this by James Holland add to wishlist Malta remains the most bombed place on earth. In March and April 1942, more explosives were dropped on this tiny Mediterranean island - an island smaller than the Isle of Wight - than on the whole of Britain during the first year of the Blitz. Malta had become one of the most strategically important places in the world. From there, the Allies ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $12.59! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Jew of Malta more books like this by Professor Christopher Marlowe add to wishlist 'A farce of terribly serious, even savage comic humour' T.S Eliot The Jew of Malta was arguably the most popular play of the Elizabethan era. There is no known source for Marlowe's play, but it makes copious allusions to the famous Turkish seize of Christian Malta in 1565 that forms the international setting for the main character, Barabas. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Malta 1565: Last Battle of the Crusades more books like this by Tim Pickles add to wishlist An account of the epic siege of the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller by the Turkish Army of the Emperor Suleiman. The six battle scenes in the book depict the brutal fighting and acts of bravery by the 500 Knights who held out against 30,000 Turkish soldiers for four months. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $11.17! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Coffin in Malta more books like this by Gwendoline Butler add to wishlist see all copies from $6.75! new only from $19.79! \| SVS
16	The shield and the sword; the Knights of St. John, Jerusalem, Rhodes, and Malta more books like this by Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford add to wishlist see all copies from $12.49! first editions
17 view cover	The shield and the sword more books like this by Ernle Bradford add to wishlist The order of the Knights Hospitaller of St John of Jerusalem is the most long-lived military orders of knighthood. Founded in a hospice on the road to Jerusalem, it never numbered more than an active few thousand. In the order's frequent clashes with the expanding power of Islam, we see a microcosm of the conflict between east and west that lasted ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $2.49!
18 view cover	Angels in Iron more books like this by Nicholas C. Prata add to wishlist The year is Anno Domini 1523 and the island of Rhodes has just fallen to the Turks. Those sailing away in defeat from this captured bastion are members of an anachronistic crusading order called the Knights of St. John--otherwise known as the Hospitallers. Among the dejected company is a stalwart young knight named Jean Parisot De La Valette. Were ... see all copies from $10.94! new only from $15.26!
19 view cover	SC-Adventuring in North Africa more books like this by Scott Wayne add to wishlist Explore the rich cultural heritage of the Maghreb, 'the land of the setting sun', while experiencing a variety of outdoor adventures ranging from isolated beaches to snow skiing to camel treks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.93!
20 view cover	The Jew of Malta: With Related Texts more books like this by Professor Christopher Marlowe add to wishlist This edition features a modernised text of Marlowe's play with annotation on the page, a comprehensive Introduction, and related texts, including selections from Machiavelli's "Prince", Gentillet's "Anti-Machiavel", and Bacon's "The Advancement of Learning". see all copies from $12.12! new only from $12.12!
21 view cover	What we did on our holiday more books like this by John Harding add to wishlist A novel about family life and the horrors and hilarity of caring for elderly relatives. Laura would like a baby, but Nick isn't keen, children are one responsibility too many. Nick's problem is his parents. He is devoted to them, but they are getting old and eccentric. The time has come to take the matter in hand, but it must be done carefully. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Knight Hospitaller (2): 1306-1565 more books like this by Dr. David Nicolle, Christa Hook (Illustrator) add to wishlist The Hospitallers were the first of the Secular Crusading Orders to be created, though they were only "militarized" after the establishment of the Templers. The Hospitallers played a major role in the military struggle between Christendom and the Islamic World throughout the mediaeval and early modern periods. They recruited from a wide section of ... see all copies from $9.23! new only from $11.34! \| SVS
23	Hal-Farrug: A Village in Malta more books like this by Jeremy Boissevain add to wishlist see all copies from $3.45! first editions
24 view cover	Malta: The Hurricane Years, 1940-41 more books like this by Christopher Shores, Brian Cull, Nicola Malizia add to wishlist The long battle for Malta began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war on the Allies and the decision of the Axis powers to subdue the island in order to control the Mediterranean. This work provides a detailed day-by-day account of the air battles over land and sea until the end of 1941. see all copies from $35.00! new only from $183.10! \| first editions
25 view cover	Richard England more books like this by Edwin Heathcote add to wishlist The architecture of Richard England occupies a particular niche in the broader history of Mediterranean Modernism. His work blends traditional Maltese typologies with the memories of centuries of architecture from the vernacular through to the classical, and into the strange, dream-like, painterly and literary worlds of De Chirico and Calvino. ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS

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