Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453

Description: Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453 [Paperback] Crowley, Roger Product Overview 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. The outcome of the siege, decided in a few short hours on 29 May 1453, is one of the great set-piece moments of world history. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber & Faber; Main edition (18 April 2013) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0571298206 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 04 Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 2.79 x 19.56 cm Best Sellers Rank: 50,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 57 in Religious History of Islam 88 in Maritime History & Piracy (Books) 57 in Religious History of Islam 88 in Maritime History & Piracy (Books) Customer reviews: 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 114 ratings - - *** PLEASE READ NOTE BELOW BEFORE PURCHASING *** Please note the featured photo is drawn from a catalogue and will not necessarily reflect the actual condition or cover edition of the item on sale -- PLEASE REFER TO 'SELLER NOTES' for the more accurate appraisal. Any questions or requests for additional photos, please get in touch and we'd be more than happy to assist. For a portion of our stock we use a fulfilment company to store, package, and ship orders, and for these we unfortunately are unable to take requests for additional photos or other special instructions. - -

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