History of the Crusades I - The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (Runciman Steven)(Paperback / softback)

History of the Crusades II - The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187 (Runciman Steven)(Paperback / softback)

History of the Crusades III - The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades (Runciman Steven)(Paperback / softback)

Racisms: From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century (Bethencourt Francisco)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking history of racismRacisms is the first comprehensive history of racism, from the Crusades to the twentieth century. Demonstrating that there is not one continuous tradition of racism, Francisco Bethencourt shows that racism preceded any theories of race and must be viewed within the

Crusades Through Arab Eyes(Paperback / softback)

Sifts through the works of a score of contemporary Arab chroniclers of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. This book retells their stories in their own style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts, and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an

Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade (McGlynn Sean)(Paperback)

A paperback edition of the first book to provide a military history of the whole Albigensian Crusade, covering vital over-looked

The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades (Ibn Munqidh Usama)(Paperback)

The Crusades as seen through the eyes of Muslims A significant contribution to the understanding of the medieval holy wars between Christians and Muslims, this volume brings together the best and most complete eyewitness account of the Crusades from the perspective of a medieval Muslim writer

The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives (Hillenbrand Carole)(Paperback)

At the 900th anniversary of the Crusader capture of Jerusalem, it is timely to reflect on how the phenomenon of the Crusades influenced the Muslim world, then and now, militarily, culturally and psychologically. This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the

Machine Crusade - Legends of Dune 2 (Herbert Brian)(Paperback / softback)

The breathtaking vision and incomparable storytelling of Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson's Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, a prequel to Frank Herbert's classic Dune, propelled it to the ranks of speculative fiction's classics in its own right. Now, with all the color, scope, and fascination of the

The Crusader Armies: 1099-1187 (Tibble Steve)(Paperback)

A major new history of the Crusades that illuminates the strength and sophistication of the Western and Muslim armies During the Crusades, the Western and Muslim armies developed various highly sophisticated strategies of both attack and defense, which evolved during the course of the battles. In

Brief History of the Crusades (Hindley Geoffrey)(Paperback / softback)

Islam and Christianity and their ancient struggle for world

Last Crusade - The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama (Cliff Nigel (Author))(Paperback / softback)

The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy

Holy Warriors - A Modern History of the Crusades (Phillips Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Although the notion of fighting for one's faith fell into disrepute in the Enlightenment, Phillips traces the crusading impulse from the bloody conquest of Jerusalem in the First Crusade and the titanic struggle between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin up to the present day - to George

God's War - A New History of the Crusades (Tyerman Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

A story of how a group of warriors, driven by faith, greed and wanderlust, carved out new Christian-ruled states in the Middle East. The crusaders' stunning initial success started a sequence of great Crusades, each with its own story, that shaped the Christian and Muslim worlds for centuries,

Birth of the Kingdom (Guillou Jan)(Paperback)

Inthe final gripping volume of Jan Guillou'sboundary-breaking Crusades Trilogy, exiled warrior Arnde Gotha returns home to Sweden, determined to liberate and unite his homelandin what promises to be his greatest trial yet. Traveling from Saladin'ssand-swept Holy Lands to the Scandinavian North,

Outlandish Knight - The Byzantine Life of Steven Runciman (Dinshaw Minoo)(Paperback / softback)

The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History (Curtis A. Kenneth)(Paperback)

From Nero's burning of Rome to Martin Luther's posting of the 95 Theses to Billy Graham's crusades, the history of Christianity is a story filled with difficulty, daring, and devotion. This compelling book highlights 100 of the most important events in 2,000 years of that history in a single

The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism (Kengor Paul)(Paperback)

Based on extraordinary research: a major reassessment of Ronald Reagan's lifelong crusade to dismantle the Soviet Empire-including shocking revelations about the liberal American politician who tried to collude with USSR to counter Reagan's efforts Paul Kengor's God and Ronald Reagan made

Siege Warfare During the Crusades (Fulton Michael S.)(Pevná vazba)

Michael Fulton's book is a fascinating all-round reassessment of an aspect of the crusades that had a decisive impact on the outcome of the struggleSieges played a key role in the crusades, but they tend to be overshadowed by the famous battles fought between the Franks and the Muslims, and no

The Gate of Bones, 2 (Clark Andy)(Paperback)

Book 2 in the Warhammer 40,000 Mega-series, 'Dawn of Fire'. As the Indomitus Crusade begins, great fleets warships leave Terra on a desperate mission to stabilise Imperium Sanctus in the wake of the Great Rift. The returned primarch, Roboute Guilliman, leads a huge force towards the shrine world of

A Man at Arms (Pressfield Steven)(Pevná vazba)

Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down

Bohemond of Taranto: Crusader and Conqueror (Theotokis Georgios)(Pevná vazba)

Bohemond of Taranto, Lord of Antioch, unofficial leader of the First Crusade, was a man of boundless ambition and inexhaustible energy - he was, in the words of Romuald of Salerno, 'always seeking the impossible'. While he failed in his quest to secure the Byzantine throne, he succeeded in founding

Distant Mirror - The Calamitous 14th Century (Tuchman Barbara W.)(Paperback / softback)

The fourteenth century was a time of fabled crusades and chivalry, glittering cathedrals and grand castles. It was also a time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world of chaos and the plague.Here, Barbara Tuchman masterfully reveals the two contradictory images of the age, examining the great

The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction (Tyerman Christopher)(Paperback)

With flair and originality, Christopher Tyerman presents a clear and lively discussion of the Crusades, bringing together issues of colonialism, cultural exchange, economic exploitation, and the relationship between past and present. He considers the effects of the Crusades on ordinary life in

God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades (Stark Rodney)(Paperback)

The truth about the Christian Crusades and Muslim Jihad. --Christian Scholar's