Muslim Decisive Victories, Volume 2

By S.E. Al-Djazairi

This volume deals with Muslim victories during the Crusade period 1095-1291. It begins with the Turkish victories over the Crusade armies of 1101. Although barely known, this was possibly one of the most decisive events in Muslim history, for had the Crusaders won, Muslim power would have been finished that year, the Crusades over, and Christian supremacy in the East.The second victory is that recorded by Imad Eddin Zangi in his capture of Edessa in 1144. This signalled the Muslim counter-stroke and inspired the future successes of his son, Nur Eddin Zangi, and his son's prot?g?, Salah Eddin.The latter remains famed for his victory at Hattin in 1187, which is the third battle dealt with here.This is followed by two crucial Mamluk victories, the first at al-Mansurah in 1250, which was in fact a series of encounters where the Muslim general Baybars showed military skills and leadership of the highest order. The second Mamluk victory was at Ain Jalut, in September 1260, where the Mongols were crushed for the first time in their history, a victory which saved the Muslim world from extinction.The final battle looked at in this volume is the siege followed by the Muslim capture of Acre in 1291, which signalled the end of the Crusader presence on Muslim soil. There are maps to accompany the text.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977030416
• ISBN13: 9781977030412
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.6" x 8.5"