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Books by Roger Crowley

Roger Crowley is a British historian specializing in the history of the Mediterranean world, particularly its conflicts between Christian and Muslim powers from the Crusades through the early modern era. He studied at Cambridge and has written five books on Mediterranean history, including Constantinopole: The Last Great Siege, 1453, City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas, and Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the Crusaders' Loss of the Holy Land. His work is characterized by narrative pace, close research in primary sources, and an interest in the experience of ordinary combatants alongside commanders.