By Alyse Devrim Atauz
From Baird Maritime:
Located conveniently or inconveniently, depending upon the circumstances, at almost the geographic centre of the Mediterranean Sea, Malta was always destined to have an interesting history.
That history has, of course, been primarily a maritime one. This excellent book by a leading marine archaeologist does a fine job of putting the history of Malta into perspective.
Anyone who has sailed the Mediterranean could not fail to be aware of its history particularly its maritime history. It is all around you.
Combining archaeological, oceanographic, cultural, social, military and political aspects, the author gives a detailed and exciting overview of the history of Malta and its surrounding islands. As with all history, it is primarily maritime history but especially so given Malta's location. Her conclusions defy conventional wisdom.
A refreshing and informative overview of the history of one of the most important centres of the maritime universe.
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