The Crusades

By Antony Bridge

Book Overview

A concise, popular introduction to two centuries of geopolitical earthquake...' The Times A readable and accurate account skilfully compressed into one volume, the best account of the subject for a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531098729
• ISBN13: 9780531098721
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent history of the Crusades from the Western view

This is a very interesting and easy to read introduction to the Crusades. It describes the life in Europe at the time and the mind set and reasons for the Crusades. It describes the main European characters and their motivations. This makes the book much more than a series of dates and battles. The book is well written and provides an excellent source of basic information and background on the Crusades. Although the material in the book is mainly taken from Western chroniclers, it doesn't minimize the barbarity and slaughter committed by the Crusaders.