| Description |
224 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Note |
"First published in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2004 by Duncan Baird Publishers Ltd."-- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (212-213) and index. |
| Contents |
Christendom and the Umma / Alfred J. Andrea -- The first crusade: "Impelled by the love of God" / John France -- The second crusade: war cruel and unremitting / John France -- The third crusade: a campaign of Europe's elite / Helen Nicholson -- The fourth crusade: a tragic misfire / Thomas F. Madden -- Crusades in Europe: infidels, pagans, and heretics / William L. Urban -- The fifth crusade to 1291: the loss of the holy land / James M. Powell -- The last crusades: the Ottoman threat / Jonathan Harris -- The legacy of the crusades / Carole Hillenbrand. |
| Summary |
An important, richly illustrated account of the struggle between Christianity and Islam in the Near East, as well as the Church's campaigns in Europe against heretics and pagans, from southern France to the Baltic. |
| Subject |
Crusades.
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| Added Author |
Madden, Thomas F.
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| ISBN |
0472114638 |
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