A History of the Crusades 2 : The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187 - The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187

The second volume of Steven Runciman''s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusadesbr>br>''There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible dreams...''br>br>Steven Runciman''s unrivalled history of the Crusades is a classic of learning and vivid, compelling storytelling, which brilliantly brings to life the personalities, battles, massacres, triumphs and follies of these epochal events. In this second volume of his trilogy Runciman tells the story of the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the disastrous, bloody Second Crusade and the inexorable rise of the crusaders'' nemesis, Saladin. br>br>''The pre-eminent historian of the Byzantine Empire and of the Crusades ... a surefooted guide who could render the past visible and familiar'' Daily Telegraphbr>br>''He tells his story plain ... always pleasurable to read'' Gore Vidal>

Product details

• Authors: Steven Runciman
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2016
• EAN: 9780241298763
• ISBN: 978-0-241-29876-3
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 328 g
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; Mittelalter, Europa, Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens, Naher und Mittlerer Osten, Geschichte der Religion, 1000 bis 1500 nach Christus, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, Europäische Geschichte: Mittelalter, Kreuzritter, Kreuzzüge, Kreuzfahrer, Europa / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte, Kreuzzug - Kreuzritter, minoo dinshaw; outlandish knight