Crowley's description of how they forged immense cannon in an attempt to bring down Constantinople's land walls is fascinating. I also hadn't known that the Ottomans were early adopters of field artillery. So, what did Mehmet II, sultan of the Ottomans, do when he couldn't break the chain? Well, he had his men carry a bunch of war galleys overland and rolled them into the water on the other side of the chain. For example, the Byzantines protected the entrance to the harbor of the Golden Horn by stringing a giant chain across the mouth of the harbor, preventing ships from entering. And the technology of warfare was particularly remarkable at the time.
Crowley has a knack for vivid writing, and can really make you feel as though you were there.Ĭrowley is particularly good at explaining military tactics and the technology of warfare. 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West by Roger CrowleyĪ very vividly written account of the siege of Constantinople in 1453.
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