description: In the Spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: the capture of the thousand year-old capital of Christian Byzantium. This text is an intense, extraordinary tale of courage and cruelty, technological ingenuity, endurance and luck.
language: English
title: Constantinople: The Last Great Siege 1453
titlecomplete: Constantinople: The Last Great Siege 1453
genres: Religion, War, European History, Medieval History, Nonfiction, World History, Medieval, Military History, Islam, History
ratings_count: 5897
series: Mediterranean Epic Trilogy
publisher: Faber and Faber