The siege of Eger in 1552 was an astonishing event. A small Hungarian garrison commandedIstván Dobó successfully resisted a huge Turkish army for nearly six weeks and forged it to retreat disgarace. Dobó became a celebrated hero. But little is know of his brilliant explosives expert, Gergely Bornemissza, whose ingenious devices demoralized the Turks. It is his story that Géza Gárdonyi tells in Eclipse of the Crescent Moon, an exciting tale of chivalry and love, adventures and disasters, heroes and villains, culminating in the siege itself. Gárdonyi’s story, a convincing blend of history and fiction, has become a Hungarian literary classic.
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