Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical Description; 767 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 25 cm. Contents; Intro; Author biography and Further praise for The Crusades; Also by Thomas Asbridge; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; List of Maps; List of Plates; Foreword to the paperback edition; Introduction; PART I: THE COMING OF THE CRUSADES; 1 Holy War, Holy Land; 2 Syrian Ordeals; 3 The Sacred City; 4 Creating the Crusader States; 5 Outremer; 6 Crusading Reborn; PART II: THE RESPONSE OF ISLAM; 7 Muslim Revival; 8 The Light of Faith; 9 The Wealth of Egypt; 10 Heir or Usurper; 11 The Sultan of Islam; 12 Holy Warrior; PART III: THE TRIAL OF CHAMPIONS; 13 Called to Crusade. 14 The Conqueror Challenged15 The Coming of Kings; 16 Lionheart; 17 Jerusalem; 18 Resolution; PART IV: THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL; 19 Rejuvenation; 20 New Paths; 21 A Saint at War; PART V: VICTORY IN THE EAST; 22 Lion of Egypt; 23 The Holy Land Reclaimed; CONCLUSION: The Legacy of the Crusades; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Notes; Index. Subjects; Christianity and other religions. Croisades. Crusades. Europa (geografie). Europe Church history 600-1500. Geschichte. Jerusalem (Israel) History 1099-1244, Latin Kingdom, Crusaders. Kreuzzüge. Kruistochten. Midden-Oosten. Religion and civilization. 1 Kg.