1st Edition

Arab Historians of the Crusades (Routledge Revivals)

By Francesco Gabrieli Copyright 2010
402 Pages
by Routledge

402 Pages
by Routledge

402 Pages
by Routledge

The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in 1969, this book presents 'the other side' of the Holy War, offering the first English translation of contemporary... Read more

Part 1: From Godfrey to Saladin  Part 2: Saladin and the Third Crusade  Part 3: The Ayyubids and the Invasion of Egypt  Part 4: The Mamluks and the Liquidation of the Crusades

Biography

Francesco Gabrieli

'Professor Gabrieli has been completely successful in presenting a precise, vivid and impartial picture of these two centuries of relations between the Arabic-speaking world of the Middle East and the Christian world of Europe' - Asian Affairs