Constantinople : The Last Great Siege, 1453
Author(s): Roger Crowley
In the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of Christian Byzantium. During the siege that followed, a small band of defenders, outnumbered ten to one, confronted the might of the Ottoman army in an epic contest fought on land, sea and underground.
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"'A powerful telling of an extraordinary story, presented with a clarity and a confidence that most academic historians would envy.' Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph 'Narrative history at its most enthralling.' Christopher Silvester, Daily Express 'Engagingly fresh and vivid.' Malise Ruthven, Sunday Times"
General Fields
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- : Faber and Faber
- : Faber and Faber
- : 31 October 2006
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 November 2006
- : 01 April 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Roger Crowley
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 949.618014
- : 320
- : Illustrations (some col.)