McNeese, Tim.

Constantinople / Tim McNeese. - Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2003. - 100 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm. - Sieges that changed the world .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The empire of the East -- An empire in decline -- The sultan sets the stage -- The battle unfolds -- A beleaguered city -- The battle for the city begins -- Sacking the ancient city.

Describes the background to and the events of the 1453 siege of the Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by Turkish Muslims.

ISBN: 0791071022 (HC)

LCCN: 2002015904

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--Siege, 1453.
Sieges.
Turkey--History--1288-1453.

LC Class. No.: 0791075273 (PB) DF649 / .M36 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 949.5/04