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Work InformationThe Siege of Acre, 1189-1191: Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, and the Battle That Decided the Third Crusade by John D. Hosler
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No one has ever written a full-length monograph devoted to the Third Crusade in its entirety. There are of course chapters in the general histories of the crusading movement as well as in the scholarly biographies of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, but, although plenty has been published on specific aspects, the events of 1187-1192 have never attracted the sort of holistic treatment that in recent years historians have lavished on other crusading expeditions. In The Siege of Acre, John Hosler goes some way towards plugging that gap.
The first comprehensive history of the most decisive military campaign of the Third Crusade and one of the longest wartime sieges of the Middle Ages The two-year-long siege of Acre (1189-1191) was the most significant military engagement of the Third Crusade, attracting armies from across Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Maghreb. Drawing on a balanced selection of Christian and Muslim sources, historian John D. Hosler has written the first book-length account of this hard-won victory for the Crusaders, when England's Richard the Lionheart and King Philip Augustus of France joined forces to defeat the Egyptian Sultan Saladin. Hosler's lively and engrossing narrative integrates military, political, and religious themes and developments, offers new perspectives on the generals, and provides a full analysis of the tactical, strategic, organizational, and technological aspects on both sides of the conflict. It is the epic story of a monumental confrontation that was the centerpiece of a Holy War in which many thousands fought and died in the name of Christ or Allah. No library descriptions found. |
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