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  Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453 (Paperback) By (author) Roger Crowley

  

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  Short Description for ConstantinopleIn the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of Christian Byzantium. During the siege that followed, a small band of defenders, outnumbered ten to one, confronted the might of the Ottoman army in an epic contest fought on land, sea and underground.
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  • Publisher: Faber and Faber
  • Published: 02 November 2006
  • Format: Paperback 320 pages
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  • Categories: General & World History | Early History: C 500 To C 1450/1500 | Medieval History
  • ISBN 13: 9780571221868 ISBN 10: 0571221866
  • Sales rank: 32,893

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• 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 defenders, outnumbered ten to one, confronted the might of the Ottoman army in an epic contest fought on land, sea and underground.