A review by wolvereader
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West by Roger Crowley

4.0

Gripping and somewhat depressing account of the fall of Constantinople and the end of the Roman Empire. Crowley scours the original sources and tells the story in a narrative fashion that makes it easy to read and entertaining. Crowley dealt with both sides of the conflict in (what I considered to be) an even-handed manner, and while I was certainly sympathetic to the Byzantines, I didn't feel that Crowley did any demonizing of Mehmet or his army.

Well worth a read for fans of medieval history, or for fans of Roman history who want to see how everything really ended.