Dan Stephenson wrote:
> Hello, I am travelling to Istanbul for two weeks in April after being
> inspired by John Jules Norwich's three volume history on the Byzantine
> Empire. I look forward to seeing the relics of that age in person. I
> got turned on to Norwich after a recommendation for his Venice book
> that accompanied me to that detection, a recommendation I got on this
> group.
>
> What do you recommend in the way of Ottoman history books that would
> improve my experience in Istanbul? I particularly like the
> "lay-history, but depthful" approach Norwich takes.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> --
> Dan Stephenson
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