The Crusades: A History
Riley-Smith, Professor Jonathan (University of Cambridge, UK)
Third edition of this definitive, comprehensive, yet accessible textbook covering this key topic in medieval and religious history. Jonathan Riley-Smith, a world authority on the subject, explores the organisation of a crusade, the experience of crusading, and the crusaders themselves. This new edition expands its scope to cover the decline of crusading in the nineteenth century, substantial new material on theory, historiography and translate...