The Crusades
by Schlager, Neil, Jones, J. Sydney, Means, Marcia Merryman
fromCrusades reference library
Presents volume two of a three-volume series on the origins, history, and effects of the Crusades between 1095 and 1291 A.D. and includes twenty-four primary documents, speeches, and political statements on the accounts of battles and sieges and the slaughter of Jews in Europe b…
Syria in Crusader times: conflict and coexistence
The cutting-edge papers in this collection come from some of the most distinguished practitioners world-wide in the fields of Crusading history and the maritime history of the medieval Mediterranean. Issues covered include ship construction, navigation and harbourage issues in t…
"This book examines Latin narratives produced in the aftermath of the First Crusade and challenges the narrative of supposed brutality and amorality of warfare in this period - instead focusing on the moral and didactic concerns surrounding warfare and violence with which mediev…
Guerra di Federico II in Oriente: (1223-1242)
by Melani, Silvio, Philippe de Novare
fromNuovo medioevo
This volume offers a comparative approach to the crusade movement on the frontiers of Latin Christendom in the High Middle Ages, bringing a regional focus to research on these peripheral phenomena. It features several key questions: Which military campaigns were propagated as cr…
When war ended, the hard work began. Crusader warfare was only the beginning, for after peace came huge and often fundamental changes for individuals and societies. First it was necessary to establish firm and secure agreements between enemies, and take care of prisoners of war …