crusades

Examines the history of the Crusades, launched by Christians in an attempt to wrest control of Jerusalem from the Muslims, and discusses the role of Muslim military leader Saladin in reclaiming the city.

A color-illustrated overview of Muslim warfare during the Crusades that covers such aspects as military training, weapons and armor, sieges, spies, and medical services and provides background on the early spread of Islam.

Presents volume two of a three-volume series on the origins, history, and effects of the Crusades between 1095 and 1291 A.D. and includes twenty-four primary documents, speeches, and political statements on the accounts of battles and sieges and the slaughter of Jews in Europe by Crusaders, and excerpts from literature.

Chronicles the major battles of the First Crusade, describing the motivations and tactics of the Christian soldiers and such topics as attacks on Jews. Features many medieval paintings and manuscript illustrations.

Examines the creation of castles as forts from which Christian Crusaders fought to keep control of the Holy Land during the Middle Ages.

Contrasting Islamic and Christian sources, this narrative explains how fighting monks, Byzantine emperors, Saracen warriors and Italian traders forged the State of Outremer at the crossroads of the medieval world.

Describes everyday life in European towns and villages during the Middle Ages and examines the periods of warfare between kingdoms.