Constantinople - The Last Great Siege, 1453

Informationen zum Autor 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 Klappentext 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. Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453 by Roger Crowley is narrative history at its very best: an intense, extraordinary tale of courage and cruelty, technological ingenuity, endurance and luck. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Crowley, Crowley Roger
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.04.2013
• EAN: 9780571298204
• ISBN: 978-0-571-29820-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), RELIGION / Islam / History, HISTORY / Byzantine Empire, maritime history, CE period up to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Byzantine Empire, Türkiye / Turkey