The Resource 1453 : the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West, Roger Crowley
1453 : the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West, Roger Crowley
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- Summary
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- "For over a thousand years, Constantinople had been the center of the Western world and the defense of Christianity against Islam. Thanks to its strategic location and massive fortifications, it had withstood repeated attacks from the east. But in 1453, Mehmet II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, rallied the forces of Islam against the bastion, determined to take the city by siege." "Armed with new weaponry, including gunpowder and a 27-foot-long cannon called the Basilica, 80,000 Muslims in April 1453 began their strike against a mere 8,000 Christian troops led by Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium. It was to be a contest between the great gun and the great wall - miraculously, for seven weeks the city held out."
- "1453 is a tale of courage and cruelty, of technological ingenuity, endurance, and luck that is brought to life by the contrasting characters of the two ambitious leaders. Incorporating many contemporary accounts of the events, this real-life adventure explores not only what happened, but who provided the drama and why. On May 29 - after weeks of constant bombardment - the city fell and the world changed. It was the end of Byzantium, the end of the medieval world. 1453 is the story of this moment and the crucial link it provides in the chain of events that connects the historic confrontations of the Mideast to the modern world."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- [ix], 304 p., [4] p. of plates
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Isbn
- 9781401308506
- Label
- 1453 : the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West
- Title
- 1453
- Title remainder
- the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger Crowley
- Title variation
- Fourteen fifty three
- Subject
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- trueEurope -- Foreign relations -- Islamic Empire
- trueIslamic Empire -- Foreign relations -- Europe
- trueIslamic Empire -- History -- 1258-1517
- Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- Siege, 1453
- trueIstanbul, Turkey -- History -- Siege, 1453
- trueTurkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
- trueCivilization, Islamic -- Western influences
- trueCivilization, Western -- Islamic influences
- trueEast and West
- trueIslam and world politics
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "For over a thousand years, Constantinople had been the center of the Western world and the defense of Christianity against Islam. Thanks to its strategic location and massive fortifications, it had withstood repeated attacks from the east. But in 1453, Mehmet II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, rallied the forces of Islam against the bastion, determined to take the city by siege." "Armed with new weaponry, including gunpowder and a 27-foot-long cannon called the Basilica, 80,000 Muslims in April 1453 began their strike against a mere 8,000 Christian troops led by Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium. It was to be a contest between the great gun and the great wall - miraculously, for seven weeks the city held out."
- "1453 is a tale of courage and cruelty, of technological ingenuity, endurance, and luck that is brought to life by the contrasting characters of the two ambitious leaders. Incorporating many contemporary accounts of the events, this real-life adventure explores not only what happened, but who provided the drama and why. On May 29 - after weeks of constant bombardment - the city fell and the world changed. It was the end of Byzantium, the end of the medieval world. 1453 is the story of this moment and the crucial link it provides in the chain of events that connects the historic confrontations of the Mideast to the modern world."--BOOK JACKET
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 167888
- Cataloging source
- NRYD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Crowley, Roger,
- Dewey number
- 949.61
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- maps
- coats of arms
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- East and West
- Islam and world politics
- Istanbul (Turkey)
- Target audience
- general
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West
- Label
- 1453 : the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West, Roger Crowley
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- 000041234049
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- [ix], 304 p., [4] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781401308506
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- Label
- 1453 : the holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West, Roger Crowley
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- 000041234049
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- [ix], 304 p., [4] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781401308506
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
Subject
- trueEurope -- Foreign relations -- Islamic Empire
- trueIslamic Empire -- Foreign relations -- Europe
- trueIslamic Empire -- History -- 1258-1517
- Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- Siege, 1453
- trueIstanbul, Turkey -- History -- Siege, 1453
- trueTurkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
- trueCivilization, Islamic -- Western influences
- trueCivilization, Western -- Islamic influences
- trueEast and West
- trueIslam and world politics
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