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McNeese, Tim.

Constantinople / Tim McNeese. - Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, ©2003. - 100 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm. - Sieges that changed the world . - 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 9780791071021 0791075273 9780791075272

LCCN: 2002015904

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Siege of Istanbul (Turkey : 1453)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1453

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sieges--Juvenile literature.
Sieges.

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

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Literature.
History.
Juvenile works.
Nonfiction.
Literature.

LC Class. No.: DF649 / .M36 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 949.5/04