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1Poleaxe
Am reading a great book right now that is a few decades out of our time-frame here (1565) but The Great Siege is a very good read.
2Makifat
Excellent book. Up there with The Galleys at Lepanto by Jack Beeching.
For more, see The Knights of Malta by H.J.A. Sire.
For more, see The Knights of Malta by H.J.A. Sire.
3Poleaxe
The Monks of War is another good read that delves into the sieges of Rhodes as well as Malta. One has to be impressed with what those fellows went through and the bleak fate they were staring at.
4Makifat
Coincidentally, I just ordered The Monks of War last week. There was a nice, but expensive Folio Society edition in a local bookstore, complete with slipcase. I practiced some uncharacteristic self-restraint, and came home and ordered a cheaper copy on Half.com.
5Poleaxe
Ha! That is tough! Seward is a great writer, everything I have on him Henry V as Warlord, The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453, and The Monks of War are extremely entertaining and, I believe, very useful learning tools.
