A History of the Crusades III
The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
$40.41
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2017
Summary
Runciman’s great Crusades trilogy reissued in Penguin Modern Classics
‘The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and delusion’
In 1187 the catastrophic Battle of Hattin resulted in Saladin’s destruction of the crusaders’ main army. In an atmosphere of total crisis, the three principal leaders of Europe, Philip Augustus, Richard the Lionheart and Frederick Barbarossa decided that they should personally lead armies to relieve the beleaguered survivors.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241298770 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241298776 |
| Author: | Steven Runciman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 131mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Steven Runciman
Sir Steven Runciman (1903-2000) was one of the greatest British historians. He drastically recast how we think about both the Crusades and the history of Byzantium. His major works include The Sicilian Vespers (1958), The Great Church in Captivity (1968), Byzantine Style and Civilization (1975) and Mistra (1980).
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