The Crusades

From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" ( The New Yorker ) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the holy land Nine hundred years ago, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the Pope, rampaged through the Muslim world of the eastern Mediterranean, seizing possession of Jerusalem, a city revered...

From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" ( The New Yorker ) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the holy land Nine hundred years ago, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the Pope, rampaged through the Muslim world of the eastern Mediterranean, seizing possession of Jerusalem, a city revered by both faiths. Over the two hundred years that followed, Islam and Christianity fought for dominion of the Holy Land, clashing in a succession of chillingly brutal wars: the Crusades. Here for the first time is the story of that epic struggle told from the perspective of both Christians and Muslims. A vivid and fast-paced narrative history, it exposes the full horror, passion, and barbaric grandeur of the Crusading era, revealing how these holy wars reshaped the medieval world and why they continue to influence events today.

◎ 著者简介

托马斯·阿斯布里奇是伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院的中世纪史副教授。除本书外，主要著作有《最伟大的骑士：威廉·马歇尔传》（The Greatest Knight, 2015）、《第一次十字军东征新史》（The First Crusade ：A New History, 2004）。

◎ 译者简介

马千，四川大学比较文学 与世界文学硕士，齐齐哈尔大学讲 师，著有《医院骑士团全史》，译作 《1453──君士坦丁堡的陷落》。