The Crusader Storm A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East

About the author

Nicholas Morton is an associate professor at Nottingham Trent University specialising in the history of the Medieval Middle East, writing extensively on topics including the Crusades, the Mongol Empire and the Seljuk Turks. An award-winning author, his books include The Mongol Storm, which the Sunday Times described as 'a reminder that the best history writing is eminently readable', and the highly anticipated The Crusader Storm: A Global History of the Wars for the Middle East, which will be published in June 2026.

Product details

• Authors: Morton Nicholas
• Publisher: John Murray
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 04.06.2026
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781399818735
• ISBN: 978-1-3998-1873-5
• Pages: 448
• Illustrations: X25 colour images and x10 B&W map illustrations
• Dimensions (packing): 15.3 x 23.4 cm
• Subjects: Jerusalem, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, Medieval History, Middle Eastern history, Crusades, 12th century, c 1100 to c 1199, Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare), History / Wars & Conflicts / Crusades, Crusades Crusaders First Crusade Saladin Jerusalem Medieval history Holy Land Seljuks Byzantine Empire Fatimids, Arabic chronicles Latin chronicles Greek historians Syriac Christians Nizari Assassins Kurds history Arab nobles Turkish rulers Zangi Nur al-Din, Byzantine renegade Crusader princess Turkish matriarch Syriac archbishop Fatimid vizier Arab chronicles Frankish knights Cultural exchange Cross-cultural contact Medieval politics, Feudalism Medieval power struggles Medieval leaders Saladin biography Ancient warfare Archaeology Historical research Medieval sources Cross-cultural history Medieval geopolitics, Military history Medieval battles Siege warfare Medieval castles Fortress architecture Armenian castles Roman architecture Medieval technology Medieval trade Silk Road, Empire history Medieval innovation Medieval art Medieval craftsmanship Medieval shipbuilding Medieval medicine Hospitaller hospitals Medieval migrations Medieval identity Medieval storytelling, Latin Christendom Islamic empires Holy war Jihad history Caliphate Medieval diplomacy East West relations Medieval kingdoms Armenian history Georgian history, Middle East history Crusader States Battle of Hattin Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller Islam and Christianity Medieval warfare Norman knights Antioch Jerusalem siege, Sugar trade Medieval economy Nomadic tribes Bedouin history Turkmen Franks Medieval culture Medieval religion Interfaith relations Pilgrimage, Historical nonfiction Global history Medieval studies World history Middle Eastern studies Crusade historiography Multi-perspective narrative Medieval societies Historical biography Medieval alliances