The reader is given geo-political context, details on the weaponry, logistics and much else. What is clear is the sheer ferocity and brutality of the fighting in this historically significant battle. This very well produced volume gives an excellent and highly readable account of one of history’s turning points. A valuable addition to the library of all those with an interest in Ottoman, Holy League, Mediterranean and geo-political history of the middle renaissance.

Martin Willoughby, The Wessex Branch of the Western Front Association

Nic Fields’ book might provide archaeological investigators with a useful introductory summary of the battle of Lepanto and its wider political and military contexts.

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Nic Fields’ Lepanto 1571, remains a wonderfully researched account of the characters, tactics, and technology which collided in the Bay of Corinth on October 7, 1571. He considers all aspects of the battle and its build up, fairly portraying both Ottoman and Christian forces. His conclusion does a wonderful job of explaining how the Holy League victory took on a mythos of its own and was celebrated throughout Europe in Catholic and Protestant states alike. Fields’ crafts a narrative which appeals to the hardened naval history enthusiast who aims to fully understand the motivations and context of the Lepanto campaign.

Nautical Research Journal

The book is completed by three very interesting appendices.

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Omne Ignotum Pro Magnifico

This is a well-written, well-researched, authoritative and easy-to-read account of an important naval battle whose outcome changed perceptions of the likely future history of the eastern Mediterranean. Recommended.

World Ship Society - Marine News, March 2021

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I like this approach to the battle. It gives us an idea of how wide an influence it had, and how long it remained a dominating feature of many people’s lives. We also get to learn a great deal about the naval warfare of the period, which differs greatly from that of more familiar periods.

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History of War

This is a book to get immersed in and we highly recommend it to everyone with any interest in the sixteenth century generally and the development of naval warfare in particular.

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