The Crusades by Paine, Mike - 2006

Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A: Chartwell Books, Inc./BookSales, Inc, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Chartwell Books, Inc./BookSales, Inc., 2006. First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Paine traces the chronology of the Crusades from 1095 when the first crusade was set in motion by Pope Urban II, to 1291 and the fall of Acre. It covers the creation of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the other crusader states and their struggle to survive; it looks at the successes and failures of the Third Crusade and the legendary figures of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, explores the truths and myths behind the order of military monks like the Hospitallers and examines strange historical events like the Children's Crusade and the Crusader sacking of Byzantium in 1204. This book provides the essential information about one of the great unifying and disunifying forces of medieval Christendom. Blue cloth w/bright and sharp gilt titles, sharp corners, tight binding. fresh and with a 'just off the shelf' look. Endpapers with illustrations of a battle scene. 144 pages with Chronology, Further Reading List, and Index. . 7.5 x 5 inches. 2006, Chartwell Books, Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A.