Episode 133.3 - "What Has Happened Was So Strange": The Battle of Lepanto, Part III

Beyond the Breakers

Here we have the epic finale of this three-part series - Famagusta will fall, and for the last time two fleets composed primarily of galleys will meet in a major engagement.
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