Many books have been written about the Crusades. Some concentrate on the romantic ideals, some on the religious fervor, and some on the fierce and bloody battles. This book is different, Journalist and broadcaster, Malcolm Billings has carefully examined all these aspects and drawing on recent research, has combined them into a new framework. He traces the fortunes of crusaders through no fewer than seven centuries and portrays them not as cardboard heroes and villains, but as ordinary men and women like ourselves. In doing so, he sheds new light on their actions and motives. Profusely illustrated witn color and Black and White Photos.

Cross and the Crescent: History of the Crusades

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In 1095 Pope Urban II granted absolution to anyone who would fight to reclaim the Holy Land. With God at their backs, the first Christian crusaders embarked on an unprecedented religious war. While addressing the contribution of flamboyant characters like Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, Malcolm Billings also looks at the experiences of the peasants, knights and fighting monks who took the cross for Christendom and the Holy Warriors of Islam who, after battle on battle, emerged victorious. He analyses the ebb and flow of crusade and counter-crusade and details the shifting structures of government in the Levant, which became the perennial battleground of East and West.

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In 1095, Pope Urban II granted absolution to anyone who would fight to reclaim the Holy Land. With God at their backs, the first crusaders embarked on an unprecedented religious war that was to last for almost two centuries. While addressing the contribution of flamboyant characters like Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, Malcolm Billings also looks at the experiences of the men on the ground—the peasants, knights, and fighting monks who took the cross for Christendom and the Holy Warriors of Islam.

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The British Library

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Billings, Malcolm. The Cross &amp; The Crescent - A History of the Crusades. New York, Sterling Publishing Co., 1988. 19 cm x 24.5 cm. 239 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following chapters: 'God Wills It', Princes in Antioch, Navel of the World, The Cross and the Crescent, Crusade of the Kings, Empire and Kingdom, Mamluks and Mongols, and The Last Crusaders. Includes also an epilogue, index and full bibliography. Illustrated throughout both in colour and in black and white. Features also a number of maps such as that of the World of the Crusaders (Europe and the Middle East).

The Cross & the Crescent: A History of the Crusades

Sterling Publishing Co.

Examines the motivation behind the Crusades, describes the experiences of Crusaders, and assesses the impact of the Crusades on history

The Cross and the Crescent: A History of the Crusades

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

Glossy, Well Illustrated Softcover. New findings, detailed maps, photographs and gorgeous color art shed new light on five centuries of religious wars.

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