The last volume of F. Braudel’s trilogy, dedicated to the Mediterranean Sea, tells about the events of the traditional, in the author’s understanding, mainly political history of the second half of the 16th century. Despite the French historian’s dislike of the narrative form, this section of his work is read with enthusiasm and will not be of interest only for scientists, but also for a wide range of history buffs.

Contents: 1550 - 1559: resumption and end of the world war The last six years of Turkish supremacy: 1559 - 1565 At the origins of the Holy League: 1566 - 1570 Lepanto Spanish-Turkish truces: 1577 - 1584Mediterranean Sea on the sidelines of great history