Publisher's Synopsis
Fall of the West: The Epic Battle for Constantinople that Changed the World Forever
An Empire's Last Stand. A New World's First Dawn.
In 1453, the walls of Constantinople-once the unbreakable bulwark of Christendom-finally fell. What followed wasn't just the end of the Byzantine Empire. It was the collapse of the ancient world and the ignition of a new era.
Fall of the West is the gripping, cinematic retelling of one of history's most pivotal moments. Blending meticulous research with a storyteller's eye for drama, this book takes readers inside the siege that shattered an empire, altered the course of global power, and set in motion the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration.
Step into the lives of those who lived-and died-behind the walls:
Constantine XI, the doomed emperor who chose to fight until the very end.
Giovanni Giustiniani, the mercenary commander who anchored the city's defense.
Sultan Mehmet II, the brilliant 21-year-old general whose ambition rivaled Alexander's.
Cardinals, spies, engineers, and civilians, whose fates were forever shaped by the fall.
From underground mines to sea walls, midnight raids to final prayers in the Hagia Sophia, Fall of the West delivers history not as a footnote-but as an epic.
Perfect for fans of Dan Carlin, Erik Larson, or Anthony Beevor, this is the forgotten story that explains how our modern world began-not with a bang, but with a breach.
