Constantinople, the Last Great Siege

In the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of Christian Byzantium. During the siege that followed, a small band of defenders, outnumbered ten to one, confronted the might of the Ottoman army in an epic contest fought on land, sea and underground.

Review: "'A powerful telling of an extraordinary story, presented with a clarity and a confidence that most academic historians would envy.' Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph 'Narrative history at its most enthralling.' Christopher Silvester, Daily Express 'Engagingly fresh and vivid.' Malise Ruthven, Sunday Times"