The Great Siege Author:Ernle Bradford If Hollywood is lookign for an epic, here is the script ready made. Taken out of history the Siege of Malta is worthy or heroic treatment. — Malta, then one of the easternmost bastions of Christendom, was attacked in 1565 by the Sultan of Turkey with 200 ships and 40,000 men. This dramatic account, based on the historical records, tells how six... more » or seven hundred Knights of St John, with some 9,00 mend, defended the little island during one of the most famous and crucial sieges in history.« less