The field of blood : the battle for Aleppo and the remaking of the medieval Middle East / Nicholas M...
The field of blood : the battle for Aleppo and the remaking of the medieval Middle East / Nicholas M...
The field of blood : the battle for Aleppo and the remaking of the medieval Middle East / Nicholas Morton.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2018]
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G 2018/5318
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 236 pages : maps ; 25 cm
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text
cartographic image
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The rival architects of the crusader states: Baldwin of Boulogne and Tancred of Hauteville (1100-1110) -- Riding the storm: Seljuk Turks and Arab emirs (1111-1118) -- The battle (1119) -- Fields of blood (1120-1128) -- Aftermath (1128-1187).
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"The First Crusade was remarkably successfully for the western European forces. Charging in on their heavy cavalry, Frankish armies swept across the Middle East, capturing major cities and setting up the Crusader States in the Levant: the kingdom of Jerusalem, the principality of Antioch, and the counties of Edessa and Tripoli. It appeared that a s...
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The field of blood : the battle for Aleppo and the remaking of the medieval Middle East / Nicholas Morton.
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"February 2018"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-225) and index.
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G 2018/5318
Record Identifier
74VKV8vrzZ8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV8vrzZ8b
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ISBN
9780465096701
9780465096695 hardcover
0465096697 hardcover
0465096700
DDC
956.014
MMS ID
991024187799402626
