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The First Crusade 1096-99

By David Nicolle

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The First Crusade 1096-99

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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 (1096-1099) 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
96
Release Date:
2003-10-01
Publication Date:
2003-08-20
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1841765155
ISBN13:
9781841765150
Weight:
311 g
Height:
182 cm
Width:
251 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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