1453 : The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West Roger Crowley,
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 1401301916
Edition: Hardcover; 2005-08-10
Summary:
A complete and compelling account of the fall of Constantinople, the
siege that gave rise to today's jihad. When Constantinople fell to
the Ottoman Turks in 1453, a remarkable era in world history ended.
Constantinople, the "city of the world's desire," was a wealthy,
imperial, intimidating, and Christian city, influencing world opinion
for a thousand years. The fall of Constantinople marked the end of
the Byzantium Empire and the end of the medieval era. Thereafter, two
worlds would rise -- that of the West and that of the Middle East.
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.
Impeccably researched and told as a real-life adventure, the book
explores the issues that led up to and resulted from the fall of
Constantinople in a way that is easily grasped and jumps from the
pages into the headlines of world news. 1453 is the story of a moment
of change that has new relevance today -- a crucial link in the chain
of events that besets the modern world.
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