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Saladin: the sultan who vanquished the crusaders and built an islamic empire

By Man , John;Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin

Book information

Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780306824883, 0306824884
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
22 MB (23557503 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Preface: The once and future king -- 1. A world in conflict -- 2. A teenager in Damascus -- 3. Into Egypt -- 4. Building a power-base -- 5. Back to Syria, and a dead-end -- 6. Enter the villain -- 7. Defeat and victory: the tide on the turn -- 8. Reynald's raid -- 9. Build-up to the show-down -- 10. The Horns of Hattin -- 11. Retaking the Holy City -- 12. The Third Crusade: the gathering storm -- 13. Acre -- 14. The end of the Third Crusade -- 15. Death, and enduring life -- 16. A brief history of leadership -- 17. Legacy: a glowing image, a grim reality.;In this authoritative biography, historian John Man brings Saladin and his world to life with vivid detail in "a rollicking good story" (Justin Marozzi).

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