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Siege
Jack Hight
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Description for Siege
Paperback. It will be Christendom's last stand .. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 358.
The year is 1453. For more than a thousand years the mighty walls of Constantinople have protected the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, the furthest outpost of Christianity. But now endless ranks of Turkish warriors cover the plains before them, their massive cannons trained on the ramparts. It is the most fearsome force the world has ever seen. No European army will help: the last crusaders were cut to pieces by the Turks on the plains of Kosovo. Constantinople is on its own. And treachery is in the air.
Three people will struggle to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848542969
SKU
V9781848542969
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About Jack Hight
Jack Hight is an American historian with a special interest in the mediaeval era. His fascination with the fall of Constantinople dates from his undergraduate years at Harvard. Jack holds an MA in History from the University of Chicago. He lives in Washington, where he is completing his doctorate.
Reviews for Siege
'This is an ambitious book, written on an ambitious scale, offering a fascinating picture of momentous events'
Daily Mail
breathtakingly good.
Sally Bunn
Shropshire Star
Daily Mail
breathtakingly good.
Sally Bunn
Shropshire Star