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Saladin : the sultan who vanquished the crusaders and built an Islamic empire / John Man.
Publisher: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]Edition: First US editionDescription: xiii, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780306824876
- 0306824876
- Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193
- Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193
- Crusades (Third : 1189-1192)
- 750-1258
- Crusades -- Third, 1189-1192
- Crusades
- Kings and rulers
- Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Syria -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Islamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258
- Egypt
- Islamic Empire
- Syria
- DS 38.4.S2 M36 2016
Contents:
Preface: The once and future king -- 1. A world in conflict -- 2. A teenager in Damascus -- 3. Into Egypt -- 4. Building a power-base -- 5. Back to Syria, and a dead-end -- 6. Enter the villain -- 7. Defeat and victory: the tide on the turn -- 8. Reynald's raid -- 9. Build-up to the show-down -- 10. The Horns of Hattin -- 11. Retaking the Holy City -- 12. The Third Crusade: the gathering storm -- 13. Acre -- 14. The end of the Third Crusade -- 15. Death, and enduring life -- 16. A brief history of leadership -- 17. Legacy: a glowing image, a grim reality.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | DS 38.4.S2 M36 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | c20034948 |
First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Bantam Press, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, under title of Saladin: the life, the legend and the Islamic empire.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-274) and index.
Preface: The once and future king -- 1. A world in conflict -- 2. A teenager in Damascus -- 3. Into Egypt -- 4. Building a power-base -- 5. Back to Syria, and a dead-end -- 6. Enter the villain -- 7. Defeat and victory: the tide on the turn -- 8. Reynald's raid -- 9. Build-up to the show-down -- 10. The Horns of Hattin -- 11. Retaking the Holy City -- 12. The Third Crusade: the gathering storm -- 13. Acre -- 14. The end of the Third Crusade -- 15. Death, and enduring life -- 16. A brief history of leadership -- 17. Legacy: a glowing image, a grim reality.
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