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The fall of Constantinople : the Ottoman conquest of Byzantium /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicolle, David, 1944-
Other Authors: Haldon, John F., Turnbull, Stephen R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Osprey, 2007.
Subjects:
Fortification > Turkey > Istanbul > History > To 1500.
Istanbul (Turkey) > History > Siege, 1453.
Byzantine Empire > History > Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chronology
  • pt. 1. Byzantium at war / John Haldon
  • Introduction
  • A brief survey of Byzantine history
  • The political world of Byzantium
  • Warring sides : neighbours and enemies
  • How and why did Byzantium fight wars?
  • Organizing for war
  • Life in the Byzantine army
  • The world around war
  • Death of an empire
  • War, peace and survival
  • pt. 2. The walls of Constantinople / Stephen Turnbull
  • Introduction
  • Design and development
  • Tour of the site
  • The living site
  • The walls of Constantinople under siege
  • pt. 3. Constantinople 1453 / David Nicolle
  • The origins of the campaign
  • Opposing commanders
  • Opposing forces
  • The campaign
  • Aftermath and reckoning
  • Appendix : The battlefield today
  • Select bibliography
  • Index.