People of the First Crusade: The Truth About the Christian-Muslim War Revealed
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.30 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1611453291 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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quotes quotes quotes Interesting and different approach to the origins and development of the First Crusade but. no sources quoted? Absolutely no sources quoted? No sources whatsoever? (I've read the paperback edition. isbn 9781611quotes quotes quotes Daniel A. Kiceleff Interesting and different approach to the origins and development of the First Crusade but. no sources quoted? Absolutely no sources quoted? No sources whatsoever? (I've read the paperback edition. isbn 9781611453294 was the bibliography deleted from the hardcover edition? Or was it also absent? ) With over 20 books published, Mr. Foss should have insisted in including a bibliographic reference. 5329quotes quotes quotes Daniel A. Kiceleff Interesting and different approach to the origins and development of the First Crusade but. no sources quoted? Absolutely no sources quoted? No sources whatsoever? (I've read the paperback edition. isbn 9781611453294 was the bibliography deleted from the hardcover edition? Or was it also absent? ) With over 20 books published, Mr. Foss should have insisted in including a bibliographic reference. was the bibliography deleted from the hardcover edition? Or was it also absent? ) With over 20 books published, Mr. Foss should have insisted in including a bibliographic reference. "Total revisionist history" according to Stan Bowman. This book is total revisionist history. It seems to be designed with the "blame Christianity for all the world's troubles" philosophy. Totally Islam-slanted.. "Fincally, an accurate account of the Crusades" according to L. Brown. Finally, an accurate and readable account of the Crusades that uses primary sources. This book reveals the real history of the Cursades. This is a mythbuster and illustrates the gap in the level of development between medieval Europe and the Muslim world. The resulting contact of Medieval Europe with the knowledge and cultures of the more highly developed Muslim word made the Renaissance possible. It will be an eyeopener for many and some will not be able to face th
Searching for a way out of the increasing anarchy, Pope Urban II launched an army of knights and peasants in 1095 to fight the Turks, who had seized the Holy Land.Michael Foss tells the stories of these men and women of the First Crusade, often in their own words, bringing the time and events brilliantly to life. Through these eyewitness accounts the clichés of history vanish; the distinctions between hero and villain blur; the Saracen is as base or noble, as brave or cruel, as the crusader. Foss reveals that the attitudes and prejudices expressed by both Christians and Muslims in the First Crusade became the basic currency for all later exchanges&m
He lives in England. . Michael Foss has studied and taught history in both England and the United States. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including The People of the First Crusade, The Founding of the Jesuits, The Borgias, and The Greek Myths
“A wonderfully vivid portrait.” (Boston Globe)“Absorbing A sobering narrative, well told, of a shameful episode that epitomized religious bigotry and intolerance.” (Kirkus Reviews)“A highly readable anecdotal history of the First Crusade.” (Library Journal)