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
Roger Crowley
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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Tác giả chính: Crowley, Roger, 1951-
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: New York : Hyperion, c2005.
Phiên bản:1st paperback ed.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-287) and index. 
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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. 
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