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The extraordinary story of the crusades - that devastating conflict of two worlds - is told here in one utterly compelling volume.
Here is the brutal drama - and occasional romance - of 200 years of struggle for the Holy Land. Here is the bloody tale of Turk and Greek, Arab and Assassin, Egyptian and Frank, Mongol and Mameluk slaughtering each other for the love of God. Here are such legendary heroes as Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and Barbarossa, and terrifying monsters such as Jenghiz Khan. Here are the Crusaders in their kingdoms of Outremer relishing the luxuries of their enemies - carpets, baths, spices, oranges - and building the finest castles in the world.
In The Crusades, Anthony Bridge tells a tale of one of history's great adventures, which is more engrossing than any epic novel. It is bound to please readers with an interest in medieval history.
Praise for The Crusades:
'A concise, popular introduction to two centuries of geopolitical earthquake... ' - The Times
'A readable and accurate account skilfully compressed into one volume, the best account of the subject for a general reader too idle to broach Runciman's three volumes.' - Times Literary Supplement
'Antony Bridge excels, making the Crusaders' spiritual motives perfectly comprehensible' - Irish Times
Anthony Bridge (1914?2007) was a successful artist who served as an intelligence officer during World War II. After the war he converted to Christianity (a process described in his book One Man's Advent) and became an Anglican vicar, serving as the Dean of Guildford for 18 years. Bridge wrote several books, most with a focus on Middle Eastern history.
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