'Superbly researched and enormously entertaining... One of the outstanding books of the year' The TimesAn epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of history’s most venerated military and religious heroes opens a window on the Islamic and Christian worlds’ complex relationship.WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZEWhen Saladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Cru...

In April 1204, the armies of Western Christendom wrote another bloodstained chapter in the history of holy war. Two years earlier, aflame with religious zeal, the Fourth Crusade set out to free Jerusalem from the grip of Islam. But after a dramatic series of events, the crusaders turned their weapons against the Christian city of Constantinople, the heart of the Byzantine Empire and the greatest metropolis in the known world.The crusaders spared no one in their savagery: they murde...

La fama di Saladino in Occidente affonda le sue radici nel 1187, quando «il re vincitore» riconquistò Gerusalemme sconfiggendo i cristiani, che la detenevano da quasi novant'anni. Nonostante li avesse sconfitti, il sultano si guadagnò il rispetto e l'ammirazione dei «franchi» perché non si era lasciato andare al massacro efferato dei nemici, in stridente contrasto con le violenze brutali e ingiustificate perpetrate dagli eserciti della Prima crociata. Jonathan Phillips, uno dei maggiori es...

In 1202, zealous Western Christians gathered in Venice determined to liberate Jerusalem from the grip of Islam. But the crusaders never made it to the Holy Land. Steered forward by the shrewd Venetian doge, they descended instead on Constantinople, wreaking terrible devastation. The crusaders spared no one: They raped and massacred thousands, plundered churches, and torched the lavish city. By 1204, one of the great civilizations of history had been shattered. Here, on the eight hundredth ...

In his remarkable book, Jonathan Phillips explores the conflict of ideas, beliefs and cultures and shows both the contradictions and diversity of holy war. He draws on contemporary writings - on chronicles, songs, sermons, travel diaries and peace treaties - to throw a brilliant new light on people and events we thought we knew well. Although the notion of fighting for one's faith fell into disrepute in the Enlightenment, Phillips traces the crusading impulse from the bloody conquest of Je...

A fascinante história das Cruzadas, do século XI à atualidadeEm novembro de 1095, o Papa Urbano II apelou ao resgate de Jerusalém ao Islão naquela que ficou conhecida como a Primeira Cruzada. Partindo deste acontecimento decisivo, Jonathan Phillips traça o conflito centenário de ideias, crenças e culturas entre duas das maiores fés do mundo, explorando o antagonismo e mostrando as contradições e a diversidade da guerra santa.O autor aborda igualmente como o termo «Cruzada» ...

This gripping account follows the crucible of a young marine unjustly tried and convicted by General Court Martial only to be awarded full honorable discharge and medical retirement for combat distinction and wounds sustained in combat. After two years in Marine Prison, ten months isolated in complete solitary confinement with no fresh air or sunlight, he fought back against the cover-up reaching The Pentagon and the controversial Bush Administration during the height of The I...

Quando Saladino reconquistou Jerusalém aos Cruzados em 1187, fazendo regressar a lei islâmica à Cidade Santa, as repercussões sentiram-se em todo o mundo conhecido, estendendo-se até à atualidade. Quatro anos depois voltava a enfrentar a Terceira Cruzada e os principais monarcas europeus. Mas, meses depois, Saladino morria em Damasco, exausto e praticamente na miséria.No entanto, durante a sua vida adquiriu uma reputação sem paralelo. Guerreiro feroz e diplomata experiente, a corte...

Cristianesimo contro islam. Sangue e polvere. Arsura abbacinante, sfregare aspro di metallo su metallo: sono queste le immagini che il termine «crociate» richiama. Ma una simile visione non esaurisce la verità storica. Il presente libro esplora il conflitto di fede e cultura alla base delle crociate, mettendone al contempo in luce i molteplici, a volte contraddittori, aspetti. Grazie alla testimonianza di fonti coeve scritte - cronache, canzoni, sermoni, resoconti finanziari, trattati ecce...

The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was an extraordinarily bold attempt to overcome unbelievers on no less than three fronts. Crusader armies set out to defeat Muslims in the Holy Land and in Iberia as well as pagans in northeastern Europe. But, to the shock and dismay of a society raised on the triumphant legacy of the First Crusade, only in Iberia did they achieve any success. This book, the first in 140 years devoted to the Second Crusade, fills a major gap in our understanding of the Crusad...

The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was an extraordinarily bold attempt to overcome unbelievers on no less than three fronts. Crusader armies set out to defeat Muslims in the Holy Land and in Iberia as well as pagans in northeastern Europe. But, to the shock and dismay of a society raised on the triumphant legacy of the First Crusade, only in Iberia did they achieve any success. This book, the first in 140 years devoted to the Second Crusade, fills a major gap in our understanding of the Crusad...

Eva Rose Morgan might be an average twenty-two-year-old college student in North Carolina if it were not for the nightmares. While struggling with nightmares, visions of a past life, Eva finds a close friend murdered on her kitchen floor. Worried she might be losing her mind, the coed goes on the run to discover the truth about her visions. Soon, Eva discovers a century-old curse may bind her to a psychopath who will either have her in this life or send her to the next. With the killer clo...