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Cargando... God's Warriors: Crusaders, Saracens and the Battle for Jerusalempor Helen J. Nicholson, David Nicolle
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Excellent overview of the Battle of Hattin and the siege and fall of Jerusalem. Also examined and compared and contrasted were the Saracen Faris and the Knights Templar as the warriors elite of the time period. Their training, equipment, tactics, and upbringing are presented. Accompanying these comparisons are first hand accounts of the time period describing both sides of the battle and of the troops themselves. The first hand accounts were extremely interesting. At the end of the book is a handy albeit small guide for traveling to and seeing the places examined in the book. ( )
Overall it is a strong book, well researched and written, but the uneven nature of its term definition and strange early construction prevent it from being widely required reading. It is not a redefining work in the field, and was not meant to be. As a survey and explanatory work about the situation and conflicts around the Holy Land in 1187 and its fateful campaign, God’s Warriors is a solid contribution and summation of knowledge.
Combines material previously published as Campaign 19- Hattin 1187, Warrior 10- Saracen Faris 1050-1250, Warrior 91- Knight Templar 1120-1312, with new images, and a new introduction and conclusion. This book tells the story of the momentous campaign that led to the Muslim capture of Jerusalem in 1187, following the disastrous Crusader defeat at Hattin, where Saladin's troops destroyed the Christian army. These events resulted in the collapse of the kingdom of Jerusalem and sparked off the Third Crusade under Richard I. The authors take a close look at the two most intriguing warrior types involved in the conflict- the Knight Templar and the Saracen Faris. Their motivation, training and combat experiences are examined, as the authors explore what it was really like to fight in the Crusades. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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