Before modern borders were drawn with treaties and bureaucracy, the 16th-century Mediterranean Sea was a liquid chessboard where the fate of the world was decided.
Chronicles of the Seas of Osman leads the reader on an epic and sensory journey through the disputed waters between the Christian Holy League and the rising power of the Ottoman Empire. Breaking away from traditional Eurocentric views, this work sheds light on the legendary corsairs—sea knights who operated on the fine line between legality and strategic audacity.
From the deadly silence of oars wrapped in burlap during the Siege of Rhodes to the swift maneuvers among the reefs of the Greek islands, each chapter reveals that mastery of the oceans depended on intelligence, loyalty, and courage. Masterfully blending documentary precision with dramatic pulse, the book rescues the brutal transition between the Byzantine twilight and the Ottoman peak, where the fury of storms and the clash of scimitars forged legends that time could not erase.
| Número de páginas | 55 |
| Edição | 1 (2026) |
| Formato | A5 (148x210) |
| Acabamento | Brochura c/ orelha |
| Coloração | Preto e branco |
| Tipo de papel | Offset 80g |
| Idioma | Português |
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