The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco Da Gama - Tapa blanda

"Readers who enjoy a yeasty narrative by a skilled storyteller will mark this book as one of their favorites of the year."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Epic . . . a compelling adventure tale, told by Cliff with the right mix of sweep and detail."--BookPage

"Cliff tells an often thrilling tale of adventure . . . He effectively restores the luster of da Gama's achievement and provocatively reassesses the goals and significance of his expedition."--Booklist

"Lively and ambitious . . . Cliff has a novelist's gift for depicting character . . . he brings 16th century Portugal in all its splendor and squalor pungently to life."--Eric Ormsby, New York Times Book Review

"A story told with great flair and serious scholarship."--James Eckardt, The Nation

"A fresh take on the history of the age of discovery . . . Cliff opens new vistas on much-explored territory."--Publishers Weekly

"A stirringly epic book...a thrilling narrative...This is broad-brush history, but it is accurate, and enlivened by splendid spots of color."--Sunday Times (London)

"Nigel Cliff's Holy War is one of the most readable, engaging, and provoking books of the season, hands down . . . Cliff . . . writes with considerable energy, humor and narrative skill."--Kansas City Star

"A useful addition to a continuing lively discussion of Christianity and Islam, situated both in respect of religions and culture, as well as empires and trade."--Kirkus Reviews

A new interpretation of Vasco da Gama's revolutionary voyages, which were seen as a turning point in the struggle between Christianity and Islam, explores the tragic collision of cultures resulting from his journeys to the Indies.