The CrusadesThis book examines the bloody, violent, and sometimes farcical reality behind our images of the Crusades. |
Contents
The Last Crusade | 9 |
The Background to the First Crusade The First | 51 |
The Fifth Crusade The Sixth Crusade | 119 |
Copyright | |
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