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Dream and the Tomb, The

By: Cooper Square Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Cooper Square Press)

MSRP old price: $19.95


Product Info

Title
Dream and the Tomb, The
Category
Author
Robert Payne
Publish Year
2000
Pages
422
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x1"
NKG Part #
2148036625
Type
Softcover

Description

This is a comprehensive account of the eight religious wars between the Christian West and the Muslim East that dominated the Middle Ages. Calling themselves "pilgrims of Christ," thousands of Europeans from all stations in life undertook the harsh and bloody quest to reclaim Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and Christ's tomb for Christendom. Robert Payne brings to life every step of the Crusaders' thousand-mile journey: the deprivation; the desperate, rapacious, and brutal raids for food and supplies; the epic battles for Antioch, Jerusalem, and Acre; the barbarous treatment of captives; and the quarreling European princes who vied for power and wealth in the Near East. An epic tale of the glorious and the base, of unshakable faith and unspeakable atrocities, The Dream and the Tomb captures not only the events but the very essence of the Crusades.