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Crusades, The - The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

By: Harper Collins

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Harper Collins)


Product Info

Title
Crusades, The - The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
Publisher
Category
Author
Thomas Asbridge
Publish Year
2011
Pages
784
Dimensions
5.25x8x1.25"
NKG Part #
2148139523
Type
Softcover

Description

The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridge—a renowned historian who writes with “maximum vividness” (Joan Acocella, The New Yorker)—covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious, readable account of one of the most fascinating periods in history. From Richard the Lionheart to the mighty Saladin, from the emperors of Byzantium to the Knights Templar, Asbridge’s book is a magnificent epic of Holy War between the Christian and Islamic worlds, full of adventure, intrigue, and sweeping grandeur.