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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227354.1453_The_Holy_War_for_Constantinople_and_the_Clash_of_Islam_and_the_West?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172876055m/227354.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227354.1453_The_Holy_War_for_Constantinople_and_the_Clash_of_Islam_and_the_West?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/133064.Roger_Crowley">Roger Crowley</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16865813?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>This was a great and readable history of the consquest of Constantinople (and the start of Istanbul) by Sultan Mehmet II. It describes a time when the Byzantine empire had shrunk to just one heavily fortified city. It was also the first time gunpowder had been used in the siege of a city. Having been to Istanbul and seen the walls, gates, and areas described, it made it all the more enjoyable. <br/> <br/> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/943245?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>