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9781401301910

1453 The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West

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  • ISBN13:

    9781401301910

  • ISBN10:

    1401301916

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-08-10
  • Publisher: Hachette Books

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Summary

A complete and compelling account of the fall of Constantinople, the siege that gave rise to today's jihad.

Author Biography

Roger Crowley works in publishing in England

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix
Maps x
Prologue: The Red Apple 1(137)
1 The Burning Sea
9(14)
2 Dreaming of Istanbul
23(14)
3 Sultan and Emperor
37(15)
4 Cutting the Throat
52(13)
5 The Dark Church
65(14)
6 The Wall and the Gun
79(16)
7 Numerous as the Stars
95(15)
8 The Awful Resurrection Blast
110(13)
9 A Wind from God
123(15)
10 Spirals of Blood 138(18)
11 Terrible Engines 156(17)
12 Omens and Portents 173(14)
13 "Remember the Date" 187(16)
14 The Locked Gates 203(14)
15 A Handful of Dust 217(18)
16 The Present Terror of the World 235(18)
Epilogue: Resting Places 253(14)
About the Sources z6i Source Notes 267(16)
Bibliography 283(6)
Acknowledgments 289(2)
Index 291

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