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

Author: Roger Crowley

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 10 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/09/2016


Synopsis

Now in audiobook format, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today

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 the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a precursor to the current jihad between the West and the Middle East.

Author Bio

Roger Crowley was born in 1951 and spent part of his childhood in Malta. He read English at Cambridge University, then taught English in Istanbul, where he developed a strong interest in the history of Turkey. He has traveled throughout the Mediterranean basin over many years and has a wide-ranging knowledge of its geography and its past. Roger has a reading knowledge of Turkish, several European languages, and Latin. He is the author of 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West.

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