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The Man Who Stopped the Sultan

History, NON-FICTION

By: Edoardo Albert

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9781472869999
Osprey Publishing
N/A
2026
304 pages
Paperback
2636

Original price was: ₨9,495.00.Current price is: ₨1,495.00.

An extraordinary account of how one man defied the most powerful ruler of his age and in doing so changed the course of European history.

Description

Throughout the 16th century, wars raged across Europe as kings and republics jostled for wealth and power. Yet one man exceeded all these medieval princes of Christendom: Suleiman the Magnificent. As ruler of the Ottoman Empire, he governed 25 million people from Constantinople, his realm stretching from Persia to the Atlantic Ocean. Turning his gaze to Europe, Suleiman attacked Rhodes, the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller but was opposed by Gabriele Tadino – an Italian who had risen through the ranks thanks to his genius as a military engineer.

This is a fascinating history of crusading knights and gunpowder, of spies and tunnels, and of a crossroads in history when the medieval age gave way to the Renaissance. Delving deep into Italian source material, Edoardo Albert weaves together the story of an ordinary man alive in an extraordinary time and performing extraordinary feats of military genius. Through the lens of his life we discover how military tactics and fortifications rapidly changed thanks to the discovery of gunpowder, and how Europe, divided by power-hungry rulers and religion, almost fell to one of the greatest rulers the world has ever seen, but was prevented by a humble engineer.

Praise and Reviews

“There is so much here to enjoy: geopolitics at the dawn of the modern age; the advances in science and military engineering with tunnels, forts and gunpowder; the splendour of Constantinople in the years after its conquest by Mehmed II; the strategic island of Rhodes. This is a book full of glorious fighting spirit.” ―Unseen Histories

About the Author

Edoardo Albert is the author of London: A Spiritual History, an acclaimed account of the capital's past which combines its religious heritage with his family story, published by Lion Hudson. He has worked with the archaeologists who are redefining our knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon era, bringing these findings to a wider public in Northumbria: the Lost Kingdom and In Search of Alfred the Great, published by Amberley and the History Press. Edoardo worked as a journalist writing for Time Out, editing guides to cities ranging from Barcelona to Beijing. He has written features for the Sunday Times, History Today and Country Walking, among many others. Edoardo is an accomplished public speaker, giving talks on the deep past of Britain at literary conferences and other events. Edoardo has a BSc in psychology from UCL and an MA in the psychology of religion from the University of London.

The Man Who Stopped the Sultan

By : Edoardo Albert
History, NON-FICTION
An extraordinary account of how one man defied the most powerful ruler of his age and in doing so changed the course of European history.

Description

Throughout the 16th century, wars raged across Europe as kings and republics jostled for wealth and power. Yet one man exceeded all these medieval princes of Christendom: Suleiman the Magnificent. As ruler of the Ottoman Empire, he governed 25 million people from Constantinople, his realm stretching from Persia to the Atlantic Ocean. Turning his gaze to Europe, Suleiman attacked Rhodes, the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller but was opposed by Gabriele Tadino – an Italian who had risen through the ranks thanks to his genius as a military engineer. This is a fascinating history of crusading knights and gunpowder, of spies and tunnels, and of a crossroads in history when the medieval age gave way to the Renaissance. Delving deep into Italian source material, Edoardo Albert weaves together the story of an ordinary man alive in an extraordinary time and performing extraordinary feats of military genius. Through the lens of his life we discover how military tactics and fortifications rapidly changed thanks to the discovery of gunpowder, and how Europe, divided by power-hungry rulers and religion, almost fell to one of the greatest rulers the world has ever seen, but was prevented by a humble engineer.

Praise and Reviews

“There is so much here to enjoy: geopolitics at the dawn of the modern age; the advances in science and military engineering with tunnels, forts and gunpowder; the splendour of Constantinople in the years after its conquest by Mehmed II; the strategic island of Rhodes. This is a book full of glorious fighting spirit.” ―Unseen Histories

About the Author

Edoardo Albert is the author of London: A Spiritual History, an acclaimed account of the capital's past which combines its religious heritage with his family story, published by Lion Hudson. He has worked with the archaeologists who are redefining our knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon era, bringing these findings to a wider public in Northumbria: the Lost Kingdom and In Search of Alfred the Great, published by Amberley and the History Press. Edoardo worked as a journalist writing for Time Out, editing guides to cities ranging from Barcelona to Beijing. He has written features for the Sunday Times, History Today and Country Walking, among many others. Edoardo is an accomplished public speaker, giving talks on the deep past of Britain at literary conferences and other events. Edoardo has a BSc in psychology from UCL and an MA in the psychology of religion from the University of London.
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