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Saladin and the Saracens

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

Last Stocked on 10/26/2023

Product Info

Title
Saladin and the Saracens
Publisher
Category
Author
David Nicolle
Publish Year
1989
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.2"
NKG Part #
2147387856
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA171
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA171

Description

Salah al Din Yusif ibn Ayyub, known to his Muslim contemporaries as al Nasi, 'The Victorious', and to an admiring Europe as Saladin, is the most famous single figure in the history of the Crusades, being even better known outside the English-speaking world than his Christian foe Richard the Lionheart. Traditionally portrayed as a quiet, deeply religious and even humble man, Saladin was a typical product of his day and his culture. This title shows how the societies and military systems that he and his successors led from defeat to eventual triumph were far more sophisticated than is generally realized, and brings vividly to life the history, organization, arms and armor of Saladin and the Saracens.