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1453 : The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaldellis, Anthony.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2026.
- Summary:
- Drawing on riveting firsthand accounts, Anthony Kaldellis offers a new narrative of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and confirmed for Europeans their worst fears about an expanding Ottoman Empire.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Queen of Cities, Still
- 2 Turks, Romans, and Italians
- 3 The Outbreak of War
- 4 The Strategy of the Defenders
- 5 Mehmed's Plan of Attack
- 6 The Defenses Hold
- 7 Stalemate
- 8 The Final Assault
- 9 Conquerors and Slaves
- 10 Aftermath and Legacy
- Glossary of Terms and Places
- 1453: A Who's Who
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-782753-5
- 0-19-782751-9
- 0-19-782752-7
- 9780197827512
- OCLC:
- 1558507179
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