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Overview

From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" (The New Yorker) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the holy land

Nine hundred years ago, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the Pope, rampaged through the Muslim world of the eastern Mediterranean, seizing possession of Jerusalem, a city revered by both faiths. Over the two hundred years that followed, Islam and Christianity fought for dominion of the Holy Land, clashing in a succession of chillingly brutal wars: the Crusades. Here for the first time is the story of that epic struggle told from the perspective of both Christians and Muslims. A vivid and fast-paced narrative history, it exposes the full horror, passion, and barbaric grandeur of the Crusading era, revealing how these holy wars reshaped the medieval world and why they continue to influence events today.

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Asbridge (The First Crusade) has produced a truly comprehensive history of holy war in the Holy Land. (Another Crusade history, Jonathan Phillips's Holy Warriors, is also due in March.) Emphasizing the dramatic Third Crusade and its heroic antagonists, Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, the narrative reads like an adventure story, albeit one that is both factual and instructive. The accounts of the massive Muslim victory at Hattin and the successful Crusader siege of Acre are especially vivid, with almost blow-by-blow descriptions of the battles that, first, restored Islamic control of Jerusalem and then re-established Latin Christendom's foothold in Palestine. Clearly depicted as well is the importance of trade and diplomacy in the constant struggle for supremacy and, also, the significance of the last great figures of the Crusades, King Louis IX of France and Baybars, the Lion of Egypt. While warrior orders such as the Christian Templars and Hospitallers and, by extension, the Islamic Assassins, are discussed, the information on these militant and secretive organizations is somewhat limited. 8 pages of color and 8 pages of b&w illus.; maps. (Mar.)
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Covering the 200-year period of the Crusades in a single volume is a monumental task, but Asbridge (medieval history, Queen Mary, Univ. of London) handles it well, presenting an evenhanded view of the actions of Christian and Muslim forces and paying particular attention to the larger-than-life figures of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin. In addition to relating the facts of the expeditions, he explores both the motivations of the Crusaders (religious devotion played a part but was often combined with the need of leaders to harness the violence of their subjects and consolidate their own power) and the reasons that Christians eventually failed to retain any hold on conquered territory. These perspectives have been lost to the romanticized image of the Crusades and its appropriation into modern propaganda—which underscores Asbridge's conclusion that drawing too many parallels between the Crusades and today's conflicts is both inaccurate and dangerous. Strongly recommend for interested general readers and of some value to academics for its use of both Christian and Muslim primary sources.—Kathleen McCallister (KM), Univ. of South Carolina Lib., Columbia

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780060787295
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 3/8/2011
  • Pages: 784
  • Sales rank: 144,924
  • Product dimensions: 5.20 (w) x 7.90 (h) x 1.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Thomas Asbridge is Reader in Medieval History at Queen Mary, University of London, and the author of The First Crusade. He lives in England.

Table of Contents

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Introduction 1

Pt. I The Coming of the Crusades

1 Holy War, Holy Land 33

2 Syrian Ordeals 62

3 The Sacred City 89

4 Creating the Crusader States 115

5 Outremer 163

6 Crusading Reborn 197

Pt. II The Response of Islam

7 Muslim Revival 225

8 The Light of Faith 238

9 The Wealth of Egypt 265

10 Heir or Usurper 285

11 The Sultan of Islam 316

12 Holy Warrior 337

Pt. III The Trial of Champions

13 Called to Crusade 367

14 The Conqueror Challenged 391

15 The Coming of Kings 428

16 Lionheart 456

17 Jerusalem 477

18 Resolution 498

Pt. IV The Struggle for Survival

19 Rejuvenation 519

20 New Paths 550

21 A Saint at War 577

Pt. V Victory in the East

22 Lion of Egypt 611

23 The Holy Land Reclaimed 638

Conclusion: The Legacy of the Crusades 657

Acknowledgements 683

Chronology 685

Notes 687

Index 743

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  • Posted April 3, 2011

    A balanced and comprehensive tutorial for all, a must read.

    Thomas Asbridge presents a well-written historical of this increasingly relevant and controversial era that will not only more than sufficiently educate you on the subject but keep you interested. With a carefully abridged reproduction including most of the major events of what eventually came to be called the Crusades, Asbridge tells the horrible and spectacular tale of the Latin West's attempts to retake the Holy Land between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. Incorporating an even blend of back history, politics and diplomacy, military tactics and strategies, public sentiment and religious sway, from both the Christian and Muslim camps, supported by eyewitness accounts including those of William of Tyre and Ibn Al Athir, I found the story to be intriguing, page-turning and satisfying to both the tactician and historian. The author does not make the mistake of assuming foreknowledge on the part of the reader, sparing some unwanted drawn and objectionable discussion reserved for elite contemporaries, replete with opinion and debate regarding the subject, and this results in a mostly disinterested and fairly well-balanced tutorial for the average to advanced learner from an instructive standpoint. Self-educators and history fans will not find this tome a bore but enlightening. Included in the historical you'll learn about the fervent piety - the fanatical belief that one carried out the will of God - and the profound events thus conceived: the powerful and often corrupt, manipulative papal influence upon pan-European society and its capability to generate such vast pilgrimages with the promise of redemption as reward; the long march to the Holy Land by the First Crusaders, their unspeakable suffering of thirst and famine and plague and subsequent amazing success and slaughter at Antioch and sudden entrapment where they found the Holy Lance and miraculously drove away Kerbogha's massive army against all odds; their unbelievable capture of Jerusalem and the crowning of Baldwin I; the creation of the Hospitallers, the Templar Knights, and the Teutonic Order in the Crusader States of Outremer, and the Assassins; the upsurge of Islam and the call to jihad to cleanse the land of Christian invaders; the Field of Blood, the early tide-turning victory of Islam; the disastrous 2nd Crusade under Louis VII and Conrad III; the advent of Zangi and Nur al Din, and Baldwin IV, the Leper King, and the rise of Yusuf ibn Ayyub - Saladin - who unites the badly fragmented Islam under one banner, leading the Muslims to victory at the Battle of Hattin and retakes Jerusalem in 1187; the arrival of Richard the Lionheart and Philip of France at Acre, Richard's famous march to Jaffa and his defeat of Saladin at Arsuf, and his twice failed attempt to retake Jerusalem; the treasonous Fourth Crusade and its corrupt manipulation under Innocent III whereupon fellow Christians were slaughtered at Constantinople and the Head of John the Baptist and the Crown of Thorns were taken; the attempts by the Fifth Crusaders to take Egypt, where Al Kamil flooded the Nile to wash away the Christians; and the rise of Baybars the Ruthless and his vicious horde of mamluk soldiers which drove away the undefeated Mongols and triumphed at the siege of Antioch 1268, where he locked the city's gates to commit a horrible slaughter within; and Qalawun's final siege of Acre in 1291 after which the last of the Christians fled the Levant forever. The Crusades: read it.

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    Thorough, Stimulating, Well-written

    Asbridge has done an exceptional job of chronicling a period full of legend and often of misunderstanding. He analyzes the complexities of both the times and the protagnonists and in the process, brings us a clearer understnding of this tempestuous time. In his eyes, it was neither a religious war or jihad exclusively, nor was it a territorial war exclusively, and not merely a means of acquiring power and glory for he participants. It was all of these things, and more than all of these things. Asbridge puts it in the context of its time, clarifying issues and personalities along the way, and turning his narrative into a story line that is fascinating and spellbinding. It doesn't read like history but more like an historical novel, a narrative.
    There are some Britishisms in his style, of course, but his writing is clear, concise and yet highly detailed.
    Of special interest is the last section in which he relates the modern era to the Crusades, complete with modern misperceptions and assumptions. A scholarly, but fascinating read

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  • Posted June 22, 2011

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    Highly Recommended!!

    The fact that the author is serious about this topic and knows what he is talking about is apparent. You will see it when reading & will see that what he is saying makes sense. Also, it is great that he wrote it from the perspective of both the Latin Christians and the Muslims in the Near and Middle East. This is a great read for a history lover and one who wants a grasp on the Crusades. The author has my vote for excellence.

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  • Posted February 4, 2011

    TERRIFIC!

    This is an absolute must read for history buffs. A well written book and lends detailed insight into a period of history which I never really knew. Definitely recommend reading this book.

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