1453: The Conquest of Constantinople: 2014 Medieval Warfare Special Edition Contributor(s): Van Gorp, Dirk (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9490258105 ISBN-13: 9789490258108 Publisher: Karwansaray Publishers
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Medieval - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire - History | Byzantine Empire |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.1" W x 11.5" L (0.65 lbs) 80 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Turkey - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Features: Illustrated, Maps |
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Publisher Description: The 2014 Medieval Warfare Special Issue is entirely dedicated - all 84 pages - to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. It's like a normal issue, except it'll have more pages, more articles, more maps and more illustrations Medieval Warfare Special 2014: 1453 - The Conquest of Constantinople with: - Eugenia Russel, Historical introduction - the destruction of the Oikoumeni - Kenneth Cline, Constantine XI - no room to maneuver - Murat zveri, Mehmed 'the Conqueror' - A sultan of paradoxes - Nicola Bergamo, Venice, Genoa and Byzantium - difficult 'trio' - Konstantin Nossov, The walls of Constantinople - Stephen Bennett & Nils Visser, The Conquest of Constantinople - Murray Dahm, Fallout - Contemporary reactions to the loss of Constantinople - Lukasz Rozycki, The fall of the Old World through the eyes of the "Polish janissary" - Raffaele D'Amato, The last defenders - the Roman army - Vassilis Pergalias, The final opponents - the Ottoman army - Ben Sheppard, Aftermath |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Gorp, Dirk: - Dirk van Gorp has a MA in ancient history from Radboud University, Nijmegen. He was the editor of Medieval Warfare magazine 2011-2015. |
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