Crusades
Author: Anthony WestAdd Your Comments on this Book
Description from Amazon.com: [Customer Review] The Crusades, written by Anthony West and illustrated by Carl Rose, provides a brief overview of the First through Fourth Crusades. This volume is just under 200 pages, which barely enough space for West to cover the who, what, why, where and when of things (most everything but the "what" is often glossed over).
West focuses on the people he sees as the key figures of each Crusade: Peter the Hermit, Saladin, Richard I, and Louis IX. Most other people are mentioned by name and title only, and without background they tend to run together.
West does a good job of presenting the Crusades fairly, as there isn't... [more at Amazon link below]
Description from Amazon.com: [Customer Review] The Crusades, written by Anthony West and illustrated by Carl Rose, provides a brief overview of the First through Fourth Crusades. This volume is just under 200 pages, which barely enough space for West to cover the who, what, why, where and when of things (most everything but the "what" is often glossed over).
West focuses on the people he sees as the key figures of each Crusade: Peter the Hermit, Saladin, Richard I, and Louis IX. Most other people are mentioned by name and title only, and without background they tend to run together.
West does a good job of presenting the Crusades fairly, as there isn't... [more at Amazon link below]Available Online: Amazon $4.77 (prices include shipping)
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