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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
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 08/09/2016
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Middle Eastern History, Religion, Islam, European History
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.
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.