Author -
David Nicolle
Illustrator -
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Born amid immense suffering and bloodshed the Kingdom of Jerusalem remained a battlefield for almost 200 years. The Crusades gave rise to the Military Orders of the Templars and Hopitallers, and were a backdrop to the careers of some of history's most famous leaders including Richard 'The Lionheart' and Saladin.
Contents
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Background to War : Christendom and Islam in the 11th century
- Warring Sides : Byzantines, Turks, Crusaders and Saracens
- Outbreak : The First Crusade
- The Fighting : Crusade and Jihad
- Portrait of a Soldier : Brothers in Arms : Two Crusaders : Two Fursan
- The World around War : The Impact of the Crusades on the Mediterranean and Beyond
- Portrait of a Civilian : A Saint, a Lady, a Rabbi and a Scholar
- How the War Ended : The Rise of the Mamluks and the Fall of the Crusader State
- Conclusion and Consequences : The Failure of an Idea and the Rebirth of Islamic Expansion
