Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Reston, James |
| Publisher: | Anchor |
| Date: | 5/14/2002 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Acclaimed author James Reston, Jr.’s
Warriors of God is the rich and engaging account of the Third Crusade (1187-1192),a conflict that would shape world history for centuries and which can still be feltin the Middle East and throughout the world today. James Reston,Jr. offers a gripping narrative of the epic battle that left Jerusalem in Muslimhands until the twentieth century, bringing an objective perspective to the gallantry,greed, and religious fervor that fueled the bloody clash between Christians and Muslims.
As he recounts this rousing story, Reston brings to life the two legendary figureswho led their armies against each other. He offers compelling portraits of Saladin,the wise and highly cultured leader who created a united empire, and Richard theLionheart, the romantic personification of chivalry who emerges here in his fullcomplexity and its riveting scenes of blood-soaked battlesto its pageant of fascinating, larger-than-life characters,
Warriors of God is essentialhistory, history that helps us understand today’s world.
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