Comments on: The Guns of Constantinople http://www.historynet.com/the-guns-of-constantinople.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ryan Silve http://www.historynet.com/the-guns-of-constantinople.htm/comment-page-1#comment-137623 Ryan Silve Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:52:46 +0000 #comment-137623 On the whole I enjoyed this article but it omits several important points, the most important being the fact that the Turks did not obtain victory until they found an unguarded and open postern gate at a point in the wall that had seemingly been forgotten. Also, it is worth point out the genius of Constantinople's gun master Giustani who figured out every possible way to counteract the Ottoman offensive measures. Also, the Knights Hospitallers would defeat the Turks using a defensive system similar to the Byzantine empire in 1480 at Rhodes and in 1565 at Malta. On the whole I enjoyed this article but it omits several important points, the most important being the fact that the Turks did not obtain victory until they found an unguarded and open postern gate at a point in the wall that had seemingly been forgotten.

Also, it is worth point out the genius of Constantinople’s gun master Giustani who figured out every possible way to counteract the Ottoman offensive measures. Also, the Knights Hospitallers would defeat the Turks using a defensive system similar to the Byzantine empire in 1480 at Rhodes and in 1565 at Malta.

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