Besieged Fortresses: Legendary Battles

Saladin invades Jerusalem; Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart unite for Saint-John of Acre. 25,000 men, former rivals, confront Saladin in the first Third Crusade battle.

Ottomans, led by Soliman, face Rhodes' 180,000 men but can't breach fortifications. They attempt a blockade and mining mission. Can they defeat the Knights Hospitaller?

Suleiman wants control of the Mediterranean. Only Malta, home to the Knights Hospitaller, resists. 1700 knights in their fortress vs. 300 galleys and 35,000 men.

Constantinople, Byzantine jewel, stands for a thousand years. Sultan Mehmed II and a superweapon challenge it. Emperor Constantin XI knows his fortress and will fight to the death.