The grand Turk
Subtitle: Sultan Mehmet II, conqueror of Constantinople and master of an empire
By: John Freely
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Overlook Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781590202487
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements --; title: Turkish Spelling and Pronunciation --; title: List of Maps and Illustrations --; title: Prologue: Portrait of a Sultan -- -- 1.; title: The Sons of Osman -- -- 2.; title: The Boy Sultan -- -- 3.; title: The Conquest of Constantinople -- -- 4.; title: Istanbul, Capital of the Ottoman Empire -- -- 5.; title: Europe in Terror -- -- 6.; title: War with Venice -- -- 7.; title: The House of Felicity -- -- 8.; title: A Renaissance Court in Istanbul -- -- 9.; title: The Conquest of Negroponte -- -- 10.; title: Victory over the White Sheep -- -- 11.; title: Conquest of the Crimea and Albania -- -- 12.; title: The Siege of Rhodes -- -- 13.; title: The Capture of Otranto -- -- 14.; title: Death of the Conqueror -- -- 15.; title: The Sons of the Conqueror -- -- 16.; title: The Tide of Conquest Turns -- -- 17.; title: The Conqueror's City --; title: Notes --; title: Glossary --; title: The Ottaman Dynasty --; title: Bibliography --; title: Index