The Crusade of 1456

The Crusade of 1456 offers translations of key sources from an often overlooked yet consequential event in fifteenth-century Europe.

James D. Mixson is an associate professor of History at the University of Alabama.

"This comprehensive collection of letters, chronicles, and documents brings to life a neglected episode in Crusade history through the observations of eyewitnesses, participants, and contemporaries."

Norman Housley, University of Leicester:

"The defeat of the Ottoman attempt to capture Belgrade in 1456 was a crucial event in the defense of Christian Europe against the Turks. Mixson’s skillful selection and translation of sources enables readers to reconstruct what happened that fateful summer from a number of different standpoints, while his excellent introduction sets the siege fully in context."

Jessalynn Lea Bird, Saint Mary's College:

"James D. Mixson’s gripping introduction to the siege of Belgrade in 1456 and scintillating translations of primary sources provide an invaluable resource for teaching the historian’s craft and querying long-assumed chronological and geographical boundaries. "