Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history
|
Buy Now
God's Wolf - The Life of the Most Notorious of all Crusaders, Scourge of Saladin (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R655
Discovery Miles 6 550
You Save: R125
(16%)
|
|
God's Wolf - The Life of the Most Notorious of all Crusaders, Scourge of Saladin (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
In a 2010 terrorist plot, Al-Qaeda hid a bomb in a FedEx shipment
addressed to a man who had been dead for 800 years. Born in
twelfth-century France and bred for violence, Reynald de Chatillon
was a young knight who joined the Second Crusade and rose through
the ranks to become the preeminent figure in the crusader Kingdom
of Jerusalem, chief foe of the Muslim leader Saladin, and one of
the most reviled characters in Islamic history. In the West,
Reynald has long been considered a minor player in the crusading
saga, and is often dismissed as a bloodthirsty maniac who brought
disaster on his fellow crusaders. However, by using contemporary
documents and original research, Jeffrey Lee overturns this popular
perception and questions other prejudices about the crusades that
underlie modern misunderstandings of the Middle East. God's Wolf
shows how the crusader kingdom was brought down by a treacherous
internal faction, rather than by Reynald's belligerence. In fact,
despite Reynald's brutality, Lee argues that he was a strong
military leader and an effective statesman, whose actions in the
Middle East had a far-reaching impact that endures to this day. An
epic saga set in the midst of a violent clash of civilizations,
God's Wolf is the fascinating story of an exceptional crusader and
a provocative reinterpretation of the crusading era.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.