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The First Crusade 1096–99
Conquest of the Holy Land
The First Crusade 1096–99
Conquest of the Holy Land
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A detailed guide to the First Crusade to the Holy Land, featuring expert commentary and illustrations throughout.
In 1095 the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I appealed to the Christian states of western Europe for help against the Turks who had swept across the Empire after the disastrous Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in 1071. This book is about the First Crusade that followed, and saw several armies of 'armed pilgrims' march across Europe to the Holy Land.
As David Nicolle outlines in this illustrated volume, the pilgrims were unleashed on a divided and fragmented Islamic world and won a series of apparently miraculous victories, capturing the Holy City of Jerusalem itself. The success of the First Crusade was never to be repeated, however, and triggered two centuries of bitter warfare, the repercussions of which are still felt today.
Table of Contents
Chronology
The Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces
Opposing Plans
The Campaign
Aftermath
The Battlefields today
Further Reading
Index
Product details
| Published | 20 Aug 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781841765150 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 78 b/w; 33 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | Campaign |
| Short code | CAM 132 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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