Constantine: The Last Emperor of the Greeks or the Conquest of Constantinople by the Turks (Ad 1453)

1892. After the latest historical researches. Drawing upon all existing materials, Mijatovich describes the tragic incidents and terrible consequences of the great catastrophe of 1453 in regards to the conquest of Constantinople, the capital of Christian civilization. Contents: Moral Causes of the Rapid Rise of the Ottoman and the Fall of the Byzantine Empires; The Superior Military Organization of the Turks; On the Eve of the Fall; Diplomatic Negotiations and Preparations for War; Military Arrangement of the Besiegers and of the Besieged; The Diaries of the Siege; The Last Days; The Last Night; and The Last Hours.