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Title: An Excellent Book!
Review: I just finished reading this fact fill and well written book about the fall of Constantiniople to the Ottomans. I thought the Author has done a right proper job telling us about one of the turning points of History. When the Armies of Islam had reached the height of their power as a convential military power. This siege was to prove the last time that they could completely defeat an entrenched & determined European power. Soon after they would be stopped cold at the Gates of Vienna and at Malta.I also thought that the Author did a very good job describing the various facts and Characters of this battle. Especially those of the Sultan and his great drive to reduce the last bastion of the Roman Empire. (He was also one hard character that I would not want to met in a dark alley unless I was heavily armed and not alone!) Altogether I just wish I had this book with me when I was at Istanbul last.
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