Constantinople 1453 by David Nicolle

Constantinople 1453 by David Nicolle

This title details the epic four-month siege of the city of Constantinople, the last vestige of the once mighty Roman and Byzantine Empires. Mehmet 'The Conqueror' led an army of 80,000 men with a massive siege train against the city. Defending it were a mere 10,000 men under the Emperor Constantine XI. The Turkish artillery battered the ancient city walls mercilessly, levelling a large section. A gallant defence held off the massive Turkish assault for several hours. Refusing appeals to flee, Constantine returned to the breaches and fought until overwhelmed and killed. Thus died the last Emperor of the Byzantines, and with him his once glorious empire.

Dr David Nicolle was born in 1944 and worked for the BBC, including the overseas broadcasting Service before returning to university, obtaining his PhD in Edinburgh. He subsequently taught at Yarmouk University in Jordan, since which he has contributed a substantial number of Osprey titles. He is a specialist in medieval arms and armour and has written several hardback books as well as numerous articles for specialist journals. He has also presented papers at many international conferences. He currently lives and works in Leicestershire. Christa Hook is one of Osprey's most popular illustrators, a reputation justly deserved given the perfect blend of attention to detail and narrative realisation that penetrates her work. Her work for Osprey to date includes Malta 1565, Crusader Knight and Nicopolis 1396, as well as several joint collaborations with her father Richard.

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ISBN 13	9781841762753
ISBN 10	184176275X
Title	Constantinople 1453
Author	David Nicolle
Series	Campaign
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2001-05-21
Number of pages	96
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