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A review by patremagne
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West by Roger Crowley
5.0
Roger Crowley writes some of the absolute best narrative history, and Simon Prebble is Simon Prebble.
The 1453 fall of Constantinople is a fascinating topic surrounded in myth and mystery, with heroes like Giovanni Giustiniani and Constantine Dragases leaping from the page as if they're fictional, and the 21-year-old Mehmet Fatih an enigmatic and commanding (if occasionally childish and ill-tempered) figure.
Totally worth the read/listen if you're even remotely interested.
The 1453 fall of Constantinople is a fascinating topic surrounded in myth and mystery, with heroes like Giovanni Giustiniani and Constantine Dragases leaping from the page as if they're fictional, and the 21-year-old Mehmet Fatih an enigmatic and commanding (if occasionally childish and ill-tempered) figure.
Totally worth the read/listen if you're even remotely interested.