1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
New York: Hyperion, 2005. 11th printing. Trade Paperback.
Eleventh printing. Small tear to spine head.
ix, 304 pp. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history, and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's readable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II, sultan of.....