Saladin the sultan who vanquished the crusaders and built an Islamic empire
Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the twelfth century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. A ruthless defender of his faith and brilliant leader, he also possessed qualities that won admi...
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Boston, MA
De Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- xiii, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- 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