Monday, January 28, 2013

The Siege of Shkodra: Albania's Courageous Stand Against Ottoman Conquest, 1478 ~ by: Marin Barleti

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**Title: **The Siege of Shkodra: Albania's Courageous Stand Against Ottoman Conquest, 1478
**Author: **Marin Barleti _(Onufri Publishing House)_
**Genre: ** [History](http://www.ereaderiq.com/free/g/history/) _(click to see more on eReaderIQ.com)_
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The first English translation of an eyewitness account of the Ottoman sieges of Shkodra (Albania) in 1474 and 1478-79, written by a besieged Shkodran citizen who fought in the battles and would later become a priest in Italy. The book is considered both history and literature, written in classical Latin in 1504 for a Western audience concerned about the advance of the Ottomans into the heart of Europe. It is considered by scholars to be a seminal source of history providing significant details...

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