Defenders of the Faith

<b>A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna </b> <p/> In <i>Warriors of God</i> and <i>Dogs of God</i> James Reston Jr. brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns-the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent-and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-life characters who lend this meticulously researched history a novel's worth of suspense and brio.