A Knight of the White Cross - a tale of the siege of Rhodes
By G. A. Henty
Length14h 52m
About this audiobook
In "A Knight Of The White Cross", G.A. Henty writes about the Knights of St. John and their successful defense of Rhodes during the first siege by the Turks at the end of the 15th century. After the fall of Jerusalem to the Moslems, the Knights of St. John established themselves at Acre, then at Crete, and then at Rhodes. Finally, dislodged from Rhodes by the second Turkish siege, they fortified themselves at Malta, which they held against all attacks. These very few extraordinary men, sworn to chastity and poverty, served as guardians of the Mediterranean Sea against piracy and stood as a primary defense of Christian Europe against the Moslem world. While Europe was inching forward toward the era in which it would nurture the freedom, science, and technology that has built our modern world, this handful of men in metal suits, wielding great two-handed swords and battle axes, stood guard against her enemies and bought time for that sociological and technological development. Henty paints vivid images of the life and times of the peoples of that era and subjects his hero to numerous exciting adventures, but the most riveting image of the book occurs during the battle itself.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length14 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 27, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
14CHAPTER XII THE BOY GALLEY
2PREFACE.
15CHAPTER XIII THE FIRST PRIZES
3CHAPTER I THE KING MAKER
16CHAPTER XIV THE CORSAIR FLEET
4CHAPTER II THE BATTLE OF TEWKESBURY
17CHAPTER XV A SPLENDID EXPLOIT
5CHAPTER III THE GRAND MASTER'S PAGE
18CHAPTER XVI FESTIVITIES
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6CHAPTER IV A PROFESSED KNIGHT
19CHAPTER XVII CAPTURED
7CHAPTER V SCOURGES OF THE SEA
20CHAPTER XVIII A KIND MASTER
8CHAPTER VI KNIGHTED
21CHAPTER XIX ESCAPE
9CHAPTER VII A FIRST COMMAND
22CHAPTER XX BELEAGUERED
10CHAPTER VIII AN EVENING AT RHODES
23CHAPTER XXI THE FORT OF ST. NICHOLAS
11CHAPTER IX WITH THE GALLEY SLAVES
24CHAPTER XXII THE STRUGGLE AT THE BREACH
12CHAPTER X. A PLOT DISCOVERED.
25CHAPTER XXIII THE REWARD OF VALOUR
13CHAPTER XI IN COMMAND OF A GALLEY
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