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The blood red crescent

by Henry Garnett · 1960

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In 1570, as Christians throughout Europe unite in a Holy League to defeat Turkish invaders, fourteen-year-old Guido of Venice, Italy, leaves the safety of a monastery to serve on a ship his wealthy father has contributed and fights in the Battle of Lepanto.

Genre
coming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
ChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisislamislamMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 188 pages

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