1453
the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West
1453
the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West
Book - 2005
"1453 is brought to life by the stories of its two ambitious battling leaders-Mehmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium. It is a vivid, intense tale of courage and cruelty, of technological ingenuity, of endurance and luck."---Back cover.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
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c2005.
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| Edition: | 1st paperback ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a 1453 : |b the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West / |c Roger Crowley. |
| 250 | |a 1st paperback ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Hyperion, |c c2005. | ||
| 300 | |a ix, 304 p. : |b ill., maps ; |c 20 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-287) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a "1453 is brought to life by the stories of its two ambitious battling leaders-Mehmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium. It is a vivid, intense tale of courage and cruelty, of technological ingenuity, of endurance and luck."---Back cover. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue: The Red Apple -- 1. The Burning Sea -- 2. Dreaming of Istanbul -- 3. Sultan and Emperor -- 4. Cutting the Throat -- 5. The Dark Church -- 6. The Wall and the Gun -- 7. Numerous as the Stars -- 8. The Awful Resurrection Blast -- 9. A Wind from God -- 10. Spirals of Blood -- 11. Terrible Engines -- 12. Omens and Portents -- 13. "Remember the Date" -- 14. The Locked Gates -- 15. A Handful of Dust -- 16. The Present Terror of the World -- Epilogue: Resting Places. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Istanbul (Turkey) |x History |y Siege, 1453. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a East and West. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Islam and world politics. | |
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