by John Julius Norwich · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781844133086
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«The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean» is the historical essay by John Julius Norwich, published by Vintage in paperback (784 pages, in English).
Historical narrative covering the Mediterranean from ancient Egypt to the First World War, with the civilizations of Phoenicia, Greece, Carthage, Rome and Byzantium. Norwich combines naval and military history —crusades, Lepanto, Trafalgar, Gallipoli— with portraits of Napoleon, Nelson, the Borgias or the Medici, in a story full of anecdotes.
The work was originally published in 2006; this edition appeared in 2007 and contains the complete narrative in a single volume.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of the Mediterranean and Europe, and in naval and military history.
John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich,, also known as John Julius Norwich, was an English popular historian, writer of widely read travel books, and television personality.
