The First Crusade, 1096-99 : Conquest of the Holy Land
by Nicolle, David
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1841765155
- ISBN 13
- 9781841765150
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About This Item
London: Osprey Pub Co, 2003. New book, 96 pages, CAM132. In 1095 the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I appealed to the Christian states of western Europe for help against the Turks who had swept across the Empire after the disastrous Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in 1071. This book is about the First Crusade that followed, and saw several armies of armed pilgrims march across Europe to the Holy Land. They were unleashed on a divided and fragmented Islamic world and won a series of apparently miraculous victories, capturing the Holy City of Jerusalem itself. The success of the First Crusade was never to be repeated, however, and triggered two centuries of bitter warfare, the repercussions of which are still felt today. Contents: Background to the Campaign, Chronology, The Opposing Commanders, Opposing Forces, Opposing Plans, The Campaign, Aftermath, The Battlefields today, Further Reading, Index.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Hook, Christa. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
David Nicolle was born in 1944, the son of the illustrator Pat Nicolle. He worked in the BBC Arabic service before going 'back to school', gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a PhD from Edinburgh University. He later taught world and Islamic art and architectural history at Yarmuk University, Jordan. His numerous previous books for Osprey include Men-at-Arms 337: ‘French Armies of the Hundred Years War’ and Campaign 71: ‘Crécy 1346’.
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- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002187
- Title
- The First Crusade, 1096-99 : Conquest of the Holy Land
- Author
- Nicolle, David
- Illustrator
- Hook, Christa
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- ISBN 10
- 1841765155
- ISBN 13
- 9781841765150
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CRUSADE HOLY LAND FIRST 1096 1099 MEDIEVAL HISTORY
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- Medieval Military History;
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