Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade

by Jr. James Reston | History | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0571210570 Global Overview for this book
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Journal Entry 1 by QueenBoadicea from Brooklyn, New York USA on Monday, April 6, 2015
Blurb taken from inside dust jacket cover:

The epic story of the battle for the Holy Land and the two larger-than-life figures at its centre.

James Reston, jr brilliantly re-creates the collision of the Christian holy wars and the Muslim jihad at the end of the twelfth century. A dual biography of the legendary Richard the Lionheart and the Sultan Saladin, iconic hero of the Islamic world, “Warriors of God” recounts the life of each man and reveals the passions of the times that brought them face-to-face in the final battle of the Third Crusade.

Richard the Lionheart, commonly depicted as the romantic personification of chivalry, here emerges in his full complexity and contradictions, as Reston examines the dark side of Richard’s role as the leader of the blood-soaked Crusades and breaks new ground by openly discussing Richard’s homosexuality. Reston’s compelling portrait of Saladin brings to life the wise, highly cultured leader who realized an enduring Arab dream by uniting Egypt and Syria, and whose conquest of Jerusalem not only sparked the Third Crusade but ignited the first jihad and turned Saladin into a hero of epic proportions. In riveting descriptions, Reston captures the fascinating clash of the two armies as they battled their way to their final confrontation at the outskirts of Jerusalem.

Sweeping readers into a mesmerizing period of history, “Warriors of God” is a provocative look at two towering leaders and the not-always-noble causes for which they fought.

This book is in hardcover.

Journal Entry 2 by QueenBoadicea at Brooklyn, New York USA on Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (6/15/2015 UTC) at Brooklyn, New York USA

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Journal Entry 3 by QueenBoadicea at Brooklyn, New York USA on Tuesday, July 10, 2018
This book was picked up (accidentally!) at Vineapple, 71 Pineapple St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

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