Brassey's Book of the Crusades
by David Miller
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The religious fervor of European Christians peaked during the Middle Ages during the Crusades, a series of military campaigns carried out to wrest control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. This colorfully illustrated book traces the formation of the Christian military orders and the Saracen armies that opposed them. Such notable leaders as Richard the Lion-Heart, the king of England, and the Saracen commander Saladin are highlighted, as are the advances made in the technologies of show more fortifications, siege warfare, armor, and weapons. show lessTags
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Basic text, basic photos, not very good in the overall if you are somewhat familiar with the Crusades. Very introductory book.
Basic text, basic photos, not very good in the overall if you are somewhat familiar with the Crusades. Very introductory book.
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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Urban II; Saladin; Alexius I Comnenus; Godfrey de Bouillon; Tancred; Robert of Normandy (show all 11); Richard I, King of England; Nur el Din; Peter the Hermit; Frederick I / Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor; Louis IX, King of France
- Important places
- Jerusalem; Acre, Israel; Alexandria, Egypt; Antioch; Cairo, Egypt; Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (show all 15); Damascus, Syria; Şanlıurfa, Turkey; Egypt; Israel; Jaffa, Palestine; Palestine; Syria; Tyre; Edessa, Turkey
- Important events
- First Crusade (1096-1099); Siege of Antioch ; Siege of Jerusalem ; Battle of Hattin (1187)
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- Languages
- English
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