The Crusades
Author | : Thomas S. Asbridge |
Publisher | : Simon & Schuster Limited |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 1849836884 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781849836883 |
Rating | : 4/5 (883 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Crusades written by Thomas S. Asbridge and published by Simon & Schuster Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 11th Century, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the pope, rammpaged through the Muslim world of the eastern Mediterrannean, seizing possession of Jerusalem, a city revered by both faiths. Over the 200 years that followed, Islam & the West fought for domination over the Holy Land, clashing in a series of brutal wars.