Preface 1: In the Beginning 2: Endurance 3: Faction and Schisms 4: Thirst 5: Siege Warfare 6: Preparing the Assault 7: The Storming of Jerusalem 8: Friday 15 July 1099 9: The Aftermath 10: Legacy
Offers a fascinating insight to the final siege of the First Crusade.
Dr Conor Kostick holds a gold medal in history from Trinity College Dublin and is an award-winning author of both fiction and non-fiction. He teaches on the crusades at Trinity College, where he currently holds a post-doctoral fellowship from the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
An engaging story of sacrifice, endeavour, brutality and
fanaticism, one that sears itself into the imagination and reveals
a terrible impact on the medieval world - Good Book Guide
Well-researched, reliable, and, most importantly of all,
even-handed ... elegant, uncluttered narrative ... brimful of
fascinating facts, it makes siege warfare sound interesting (no
easy feat) ... a triumph - Catholic Herald
Military history is prominent and the account of the capture of
Jerusalem itself is excellent ... In short, this is a
successful blend of a narrative underpinned by academic research
and is a genuinely engaging read - Jonathan Phillips, BBC History
Magazine
This lively and well-written account of the crusader conquest of
Jerusalem makes enjoyable reading. It is based on sound scholarship
and, while primarily aimed at the non-specialist, it also gives
guidance to those who would like to know more about the historical
sources - Bernard Hamilton
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