Asbridge, Thomas S. <br/><br/>
The Crusades :  the authoritative history of the war for the Holy Land / 
Thomas Asbridge. 
 - New York :  Ecco,  c2010. 
 - 767 p.:  col. ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> First published in Great Britain in 2010 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [687]-742) and index. 
<br/><br/>The coming of the Crusades -- The response of Islam -- The trail of champions -- The struggle for survival -- Victory in the East -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridge—a renowned historian who writes with “maximum vividness” (Joan Acocella, The New Yorker)—covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this  big, ambitious, readable account of one of the most fascinating periods in history. From Richard the Lionheart to the mighty Saladin, from the emperors of Byzantium to the Knights Templar, Asbridge’s book is a magnificent epic of Holy War between the Christian and Islamic worlds, full of adventure, intrigue, and sweeping grandeur. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780060787288 0060787287 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Crusades.<br/>Christianity and other religions.<br/>Church history--600-1500, Middle Ages.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D157  / .A83 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909.07