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In 1187, Christian Europe was shaken by events in the Middle East. This volume tells the story of those momentous months - the campaign leading to the Muslim capture of Jerusalem after the disastrous Crusader defeat at Hattin where, in a two day running battle on the waterless plateau between Saffuriya and Tiberias, beneath a burning sun, Saladin's troops destroyed the Christian army. The disaster at Hattin resulted in the collapse of the kingdom of Jerusalem and sparked off the Third show more Crusade under Richard I 'Coeur de Lion'. This book examines Hattin in detail and looks at the consequences of the battle. show lessTags
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there is a good local map for dreaming up your own wargames in the area. Goodness knows there has been a great deal of fighting in the neighbourhood. Clear text, but not much of the actual movements in the battle have come down to us.
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David Nicolle is a leading expert on the history of medieval warfare, in particular the Crusades and Middle Eastern warfare, and he is a prolific writer of books on these subjects as well as journal and magazine articles. Among his many previous works are The Hundred Years War; The Mongol Warlords; Saladin and the Saracens; The Crusades; The show more Medieval Warfare Sourcebook; Hattin 1187 and Fighting for the Faith (Pen Sword, 2007). show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Hattin 1187: Saladin's Greatest Victory
- People/Characters
- Saladin; Raymond de Chatillion
- Important places
- Jerusalem; Cairo, Egypt; Damascus, Syria
- Important events
- Battle of Hattin
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 355 — Society, Government, and Culture Public administration & military science The Military - Land, Air & Sea / Warfare
- LCC
- D184.0 .N53 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) Medieval history Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Latin Orient, 1099-1291
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- Languages
- English, Italian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 2
