false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172876055m/227354.jpg 227354 6 <b>Now in trade paperback, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today</b> <P>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. 220224 2005 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West total:155|5:47|4:66|3:34|2:6|1:2| 155 615 285 48 227354 1401308503 9781401308506 142 45 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172876055m/227354.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227354.1453_The_Holy_War_for_Constantinople_and_the_Clash_of_Islam_and_the_West 4 2 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 18:31:31 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 08:26:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 227354 1401308503 9781401308506 142 45 3.97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172876055m/227354.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227354.1453_The_Holy_War_for_Constantinople_and_the_Clash_of_Islam_and_the_West 0 1 false Mon Dec 29 20:35:13 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 20:57:38 -0800 2008
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The bulk of the book is an account of the siege and demonstrates how, despite ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=227354