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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West - Community Reviews back

by Roger Crowley
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Tolle Lege!.
Tolle Lege!. rated it 8 years ago
What an inspiring story. The characters on both side of the conflict are amazing. I'd rank this story of the last battle for Constantinople with the Greeks at Thermopylae, or the Texans at the Alamo. The greatness that lies within us may seem dormant at times, but we are all capable of rising to the...
Lagraziana's Kalliopeion
Lagraziana's Kalliopeion rated it 8 years ago
With thousands of refugees streaming to Europe along with (mostly illegal) immigrants and with terrorism being a futile though popular kind of “battle” preferably used by those who know nothing but violence to make their point, there is much talk about the clash of cultures. The most obvious tension...
Elentarri's Book Blog
Elentarri's Book Blog rated it 9 years ago
Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453 Well written book about the fall of Constantinople.
Iris on Books
Iris on Books rated it 12 years ago
[Review copy from the publisher. Review originally published here.]A few years ago, I took a course called “Psychology of Religion”. During that course we discussed several psychological theories on religion or religious phenomena. We discussed early developers of psychology, including Freud, and on...
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