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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
Roger Crowley - 2005
Roger Crowley's readable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a precursor to the current jihad between the West and the Middle East.