The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama Reprint edition

HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama?spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam?a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance:Shackleton?s Incredible Voyage, Galileo?sDaughter,and Atlantic,this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama?s voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin, a king of modern-dayKerala, India. Cliff, the author of The Shakespeare Riots, draws uponhis own travels in da Gama?s footsteps to add detail, authenticity, and acontemporary perspective to this riveting, one-of-a-kind historical epic.