Constantinople. The Last Great Siege, 1453 - CROWLEY, ROGER
The Last Great Siege 1453
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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 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 f...
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2006 Uitgever: Faber And Faber 320 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0571221866 ISBN-13: 9780571221868Helaas, laatste exemplaar werd verkocht (door Klondyke BV). Vind andere edities via de zoekbalk bovenaan!