Häftad, Engelska, 2013
Constantinople
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Beskrivning
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 badly organised defenders, outnumbered ten to one, confronted the might of the Ottoman army in a bitter contest fought on land, sea and underground, and directed by two remarkable men - Sultan Mehmet II and the Emperor Constantine XI. In the fevered religious atmosphere, heightened by the first massed use of artillery bombardment, both sides feared that the end of the world was nigh.The outcome of the siege, decided in a few short hours on 29 May 1453, is one of the great set-piece moments of world history.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2013-04-18
- Mått: 127 x 197 x 21 mm
- Vikt: 267 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Serie: Faber & Faber
- Antal sidor: 336
- Förlag: Faber & Faber
- ISBN: 9780571298204
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Betyg & recensioner
3 recensioner, genomsnitt 4.7/5
- 5/5 Alex
Like all of the other books by this author this one is neatly structured and we'll written. It keeps the reader interested by occasionally taking a step back and looking at the big picture and events elsewhere that indirectly affect the siege and fall of constantinople. At the same time it doesnt forget to tell the story of the siege from both perspectives.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the politics and warfare of medieval Europe and the ottoman empire in particular. - 5/5 eva T
- 4/5 Matthias J