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Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453

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Description for Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453 Paperback. 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. This title deals with this topic. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAZ; 1QDT; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 268.

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 badly organised defenders, outnumbered ten to one, confronted the might of the Ottoman army in a bitter contest fought on land, sea and underground, and directed by two remarkable men - Sultan Mehmet II and the Emperor Constantine XI. In the fevered religious atmosphere, heightened by the first massed use of artillery bombardment, both sides feared that the end of the world was nigh.
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Product Details

Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571298204
SKU
V9780571298204
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Roger Crowley
Roger Crowley read English at Cambridge. He has had a varied career as a teacher and publisher and is the author of three books on the history of the Mediterranean. He lives in Gloucestershire and now writes full time. His website address is www.rogercrowley.co.uk

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