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Title: 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
Review: Fantastic account of an amazing event in world history. Not only does this book cover the pure history of the events that took place, it paints many colorful pictures of the participants on both sides. Prior history of the region, technology of the siege weapons, and biographies of many of the major players are weaved throughout. Considering that the events played out 550 years ago, it is astonishing that there are actual day by day (and sometimes hour by hour) accounts of individual battles, naval attacks, and other fascinating events. Granted there was a lot of material to build from, this book does a great job in tying all of the pieces together in a very entertaining and informative rendition.
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