Holy War: How Vasco Da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations, (Hardcover)

from nbmars

Nigel Cliff's Holy War is a reinterpretation of the explorations conducted by Vasco da Gama. Specifically, he tells the story of the deeply flawed, fanatically religious, but very brave but edacious men who first sailed around the Cape of Good Hope from Portugal to India, and in the process broke...

from setnahkt

Despite the subtitle ("The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama"), he plays a relatively minor part - there just isn't that much information about him. Instead, this is a workmanlike history of Portuguese exploration in the Indian Ocean. As far as a "crusade" goes, retaking Jerusalem was always presente...

from DinadansFriend

There is a good deal of Naval Warfare in this lively read. Mr. Cliff is definitely a lively writer, and his book flows well. He strives a bit too hard for the telling phrase, but the story he tells has very sensational elements. Still, after a very lively and simplistic first section on the histo...

from Teufle

A history book that unfolds like a story. It tells you the basics of what you need to know regarding the founding of Portuguese and European ambitions in Indian, with Vasco Da Gama and his family at its core. This is a must read book for anyone who wants to know how European nations began the epi...

from CBJames

On his final voyage to India, Vasco da Gama, then a successful commander, publicly ordered the sailors in his employ, from common seaman to captain, not to smuggle women on board when they left Portugal. Anyone who did would be promptly and permanently put ashore to fend for themselves in the wil...