Si Sheppard

Cuzco 1536-37 (eBook, ePUB)

Battle for the Heart of the Inca Empire
Illustrator: Rava, Giuseppe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A highly illustrated and detailed study of one of the most important campaigns in the colonization of the Americas, the Spanish conquest of the vast Inca Empire.

In April 1532 a bloody civil war between two brothers ended with one of them, Atahualpa, as master of the mighty Inca Empire. Now the most powerful man in South America, his word was law for millions of subjects spread across thousands of square miles, from the parched deserts of the coast to the lush rainforest of the Amazon and along the spine of the soaring Andes Mountains.

But the time of the Incas was coming to an end. In November of that year a handful of Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro seized Atahualpa at Cajamarca, extorted his treasure, murdered him, and then marched on the Inca capital Cuzco to elevate a puppet, Manco, to the vacant throne. In 1536, however, Manco roused his people against the intruders, and the Spaniards found themselves isolated and fighting for their lives.

This fascinating and beautifully illustrated book brings to life the background to and progress of the desperate 10-month siege of Cuzco; the opposing commanders, their fighting men, tactics, and military technologies; the key clashes, from Sacsayhuamán to Ollantaytambo; and how the outcome shaped our world today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472843814
• Artikelnr.: 62584220

Autorenporträt

London-born Si Sheppard completed his Bachelors and Masters degrees in New Zealand before receiving his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in the United States. He is currently an associate professor of political science and international relations at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, and has written several titles for Osprey focusing on the interrelationship between geography, technology, and strategy.

Inhaltsangabe

ORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN
Arrival of the conquistadors
The capture of Atahualpa
Advance on Cuzco CHRONOLOGY OPPOSING COMMANDERS
Conquistador
Inca OPPOSING FORCES AND PLANS
Inca
Conquistador THE SIEGE OF CUZCO, 1536
37
The end of the rebel Inca generals
Conquistador divisions and Manco's uprising
The siege begins
The Inca assault, May 6, 1536
The battle for Sacsayhuamán
Conquistador relief efforts
Quizo targets Lima
Ollantaytambo
Breaking the siege of Cuzco Aftermath Bibliography Index