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1453

The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and

the West

ROGER CROWLEY

Dedication

For Jan with love, wounded at the sea wall in pursuit of the siege

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Maps

Prologue: The Red Apple

1 The Burning Sea

2 Dreaming of Istanbul

3 Sultan and Emperor

4 Cutting the Throat

5 The Dark Church

6 The Wall and the Gun

7 Numerous as the Stars

8 The Awful Resurrection Blast

9 A Wind from God

10 Spirals of Blood

11 Terrible Engines

12 Omens and Portents

13 “Remember the Date”

14 The Locked Gates

15 A Handful of Dust

16 The Present Terror of the World

Epilogue: Resting Places

About the Sources

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Source Notes

Praise for 1453

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