Skanderbeg & The Janissaries

A story told in dramatic form about the "Sword of Christiandom," Skanderbeg ("Captain General") and the Janissaries ("Fighting Priests"), and its leading players: Mohammed II ("Conquer of Constantinople"); Pasha Ballaban (Albanian Renegade), the favorite and most effective general of the Sultan, chief Aga of the Janissaries, the elite corps of the Turkish forces, recruited as young lads from the conquered lands, a majority of whom were from Albania); Moses Goleme, confidant of Skanderbeg and spiritual leader of the Albanian cause. Most of the main players (from both camps) were bound together by family ties. Morsinia (leading lady), the Albanian beauty, provides not only the love interest of the drama, but also symbolizes the purity of Albania in its heroic struggle - under Skanderbeg - against the Turkish hordes with overwhelming odds of over 15 to 1...

ISBN 1413403387   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9781413403381 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 483 Publisher Xlibris Corporation   Published in New Jersey Imprint Xlibris Corporation   Height (mm) 216 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 140 Publication date 03 Oct 2003   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY FIC   Academic level General Pages 380

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