Crusaders

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698186443
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Book Synopsis Crusaders by : Dan Jones

Download or read book Crusaders written by Dan Jones and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the author of Powers and Thrones. For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war. When Christian armies seized Jerusalem in 1099, they began the most notorious period of conflict between the two religions. Depending on who you ask, the fall of the holy city was either an inspiring legend or the greatest of horrors. In Crusaders, Dan Jones interrogates the many sides of the larger story, charting a deeply human and avowedly pluralist path through the crusading era. Expanding the usual timeframe, Jones looks to the roots of Christian-Muslim relations in the eighth century and tracks the influence of crusading to present day. He widens the geographical focus to far-flung regions home to so-called enemies of the Church, including Spain, North Africa, southern France, and the Baltic states. By telling intimate stories of individual journeys, Jones illuminates these centuries of war not only from the perspective of popes and kings, but from Arab-Sicilian poets, Byzantine princesses, Sunni scholars, Shi'ite viziers, Mamluk slave soldiers, Mongol chieftains, and barefoot friars. Crusading remains a rallying call to this day, but its role in the popular imagination ignores the cooperation and complicated coexistence that were just as much a feature of the period as warfare. The age-old relationships between faith, conquest, wealth, power, and trade meant that crusading was not only about fighting for the glory of God, but also, among other earthly reasons, about gold. In this richly dramatic narrative that gives voice to sources usually pushed to the margins, Dan Jones has written an authoritative survey of the holy wars with global scope and human focus.

The Weekly Crusader

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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The Caped Crusade

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476756732
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Book Synopsis The Caped Crusade by : Glen Weldon

Download or read book The Caped Crusade written by Glen Weldon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since his debut in Detective Comics #27, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop Art sensation; a pointy-eared master spy; and a grim ninja of the urban night. Yet, despite these endless transformations, he remains one of our most revered cultural icons. [In this book, Weldon provides a] look at the cultural history of Batman and his fandom"--Amazon.com.

The World of the Crusades

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300245459
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis The World of the Crusades by : Christopher Tyerman

Download or read book The World of the Crusades written by Christopher Tyerman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, but the resulting military campaigns were fueled by concrete objectives: land, resources, power, reputation. Crusaders amassed possessions of all sorts, from castles to reliquaries. Campaigns required material funds and equipment, while conquests produced bureaucracies, taxation, economic exploitation, and commercial regulation. Wealth sustained the Crusades while material objects, from weaponry and military technology to carpentry and shipping, conditioned them. This lavishly illustrated volume considers the material trappings of crusading wars and the objects that memorialized them, in architecture, sculpture, jewelry, painting, and manuscripts. Christopher Tyerman’s incorporation of the physical and visual remains of crusading enriches our understanding of how the crusaders themselves articulated their mission, how they viewed their place in the world, and how they related to the cultures they derived from and preyed upon.

Crusader

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547351046
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)

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Book Synopsis Crusader by : Edward Bloor

Download or read book Crusader written by Edward Bloor and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roberta Ritter has been waiting for a knight in shining armor for most of her humdrum life. She’s a doormat, a nobody whose mother died a few years back, a smart girl who wastes her afternoons working in a failing arcade in a failing shopping mall. And then a Crusader arrives. . . . Only this Crusader is a virtual reality war game, one that does a booming business at the arcade, despite—or perhaps because of—the controversy over its racism and violence. Roberta’s boring life explodes. Onetime friends become bitter enemies, strangers reveal themselves as allies, and Roberta discovers the truth about her mother’s death. In uncovering what’s real and not just virtually real, Roberta learns to stand up for herself—and, maybe, to become her own crusader.

The Crusades

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780745028
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Book Synopsis The Crusades by : Andrew Jotischky

Download or read book The Crusades written by Andrew Jotischky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1095 Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade to recover Jerusalem from the Seljuq Turks. Tens of thousands of people joined his cause, making it the single largest event of the Middle Ages. The conflict would rage for over 200 years, transforming Christian and Islamic relations forever. Andrew Jotischky takes readers through the key events, focussing on the experience of crusading, from both sides. Featuring textboxes with fascinating details on the key sites, figures and battles, this essential primer asks all the crucial questions: What were the motivations of the crusaders? What was it like to be a crusader or to live in a crusading society? And how do these events, nearly a thousand years ago, still shape the politics of today?

The First Crusade

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1849837694
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)

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Book Synopsis The First Crusade by : Thomas Asbridge

Download or read book The First Crusade written by Thomas Asbridge and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A nuanced and sophisticated analysis... Exhilarating' Sunday Telegraph Nine hundred years ago, one of the most controversial episodes in Christian history was initiated. The Pope stated that, in spite of the apparently pacifist message of the New Testament, God actually wanted European knights to wage a fierce and bloody war against Islam and recapture Jerusalem. Thus was the First Crusade born. Focusing on the characters that drove this extraordinary campaign, this fascinating period of history is recreated through awe-inspiring and often barbaric tales of bold adventure while at the same time providing significant insights into early medieval society, morality and mentality. The First Crusade marked a watershed in relations between Islam and the West, a conflict that set these two world religions on a course towards deep-seated animosity and enduring enmity. The chilling reverberations of this earth-shattering clash still echo in the world today. '[Asbridge] balances persuasive analysis with a flair for conveying with dramatic power the crusaders' plight' Financial Times

The Crusader

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Pagan's Crusade

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Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 9780763620196
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis Pagan's Crusade by : Catherine Jinks

Download or read book Pagan's Crusade written by Catherine Jinks and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In twelth-century Jerusalem, orphaned sixteen-year-old Pagan is assigned to work for Lord Roland, a Templar knight, as Saladin's armies close in on the Holy City.

How to Plan a Crusade: Religious War in the High Middle Ages

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681775867
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Book Synopsis How to Plan a Crusade: Religious War in the High Middle Ages by : Christopher Tyerman

Download or read book How to Plan a Crusade: Religious War in the High Middle Ages written by Christopher Tyerman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spirited and sweeping account of how the crusades really worked—and a revolutionary attempt to rethink how we understand the Middle Ages. The story of the wars and conquests initiated by the First Crusade and its successors is itself so compelling that most accounts move quickly from describing the Pope's calls to arms to the battlefield. In this highly original and enjoyable new book, Christopher Tyerman focuses on something obvious but overlooked: the massive, all-encompassing and hugely costly business of actually preparing a crusade. The efforts of many thousands of men and women, who left their lands and families in Western Europe, and marched off to a highly uncertain future in the Holy Land and elsewhere have never been sufficiently understood. Their actions raise a host of compelling questions about the nature of medieval society. How to Plan a Crusade is remarkably illuminating on the diplomacy, communications, propaganda, use of mass media, medical care, equipment, voyages, money, weapons, wills, ransoms, animals, and the power of prayer during this dynamic era. It brings to life an extraordinary period of history in a new and surprising way.

Crusade

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Publisher : Santa Fe Writers Project
ISBN 13 : 1939650771
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (396 download)

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Book Synopsis Crusade by : Daniel M Ford

Download or read book Crusade written by Daniel M Ford and published by Santa Fe Writers Project. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old ways have been broken in the blood and smoke of the Battle of Thornhurst by Allystaire Stillbright and followers of the Goddess. Now the Paladin must recover from his ordeal, carve out a hopeful future for the shattered Baronies, and prepare for the next attack upon the Goddess's new and fragile following. But the corrupt deity, Braech, the Sea-Dragon, will not easily let go of the power that has long been his. Braech's minions, led by the calculating Archpriest Symod, march on the now-weakened Baronies. The final battle, a crusade against the Mother and all of her followers, is near, and Allystaire, the Arm of the Mother, is left to rally the survivors—including some of his oldest enemies—to face a foe that will not rest until all the Mother's faithful are broken and each Barony submits to the Sea Dragon once more.

Christian Crusade

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Charles A. Willoughby and the Anti-Communist Crusade

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Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476650977
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Charles A. Willoughby and the Anti-Communist Crusade by : John W. Lemza

Download or read book Charles A. Willoughby and the Anti-Communist Crusade written by John W. Lemza and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beware the Red Peril!" was the clarion call of General Charles A. Willoughby at the close of World War II. The refrain echoed from Capitol Hill into American living rooms. For three decades after the war, the Old Right crusaded against global communist expansion, sniffing out internal and external threats to the American way of life. These paleo-conservatives faced resistance from the Left, as well as from an emerging faction on the Right that sought to frame a new identity for conservatism. Despite those obstacles, the Old Right made a lasting imprint on geopolitical thought in the early Cold War period. This book investigates their influence, the roles played by women, minorities and Jewish conservatives, and their legacy in early 20th century ideologies.

The Modern Health Crusade

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Total Pages : 52 pages
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Book Synopsis The Modern Health Crusade by : National Tuberculosis Association

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First Crusader

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Publisher : Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780750992022
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis First Crusader by : Geoffrey Regan

Download or read book First Crusader written by Geoffrey Regan and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Surrey offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the Great War. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume it explores the city's regiments, the background and fate of the men on the frontline, the changing face of industry, the vital role of women, conscientious objectors, hospitals for the wounded and rehabilitation, peace celebrations, the fallen heroes and war memorials. The Great War story of Surrey is told through the voices of those who were there and is vividly illustrated through evocative images.

The Modern Crusade

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
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Book Synopsis The Modern Crusade by : Laymen's Missionary Movement (Presbyterian Church in the U.S.). General Convention

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God's Battalions

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061582611
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (615 download)

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Book Synopsis God's Battalions by : Rodney Stark

Download or read book God's Battalions written by Rodney Stark and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. To the contrary, Stark argues that the Crusades were the first military response to unwarranted Muslim terrorist aggression. Stark reviews the history of the seven major Crusades from 1095 to 1291, demonstrating that the Crusades were precipitated by Islamic provocations, centuries of bloody attempts to colonize the West, and sudden attacks on Christian pilgrims and holy places. Although the Crusades were initiated by a plea from the pope, Stark argues that this had nothing to do with any elaborate design of the Christian world to convert all Muslims to Christianity by force of arms. Given current tensions in the Middle East and terrorist attacks around the world, Stark's views are a thought-provoking contribution to our understanding and are sure to spark debate.