TY  - BOOK
AU  - Man,John
TI  - Saladin: the sultan who vanquished the crusaders and built an Islamic empire 
SN  - 9780306824876
AV  - DS 38.4.S2 M36 2016
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
KW  - Saladin,
KW  - Crusades (Third : 1189-1192)
KW  - fast
KW  - Crusades
KW  - Third, 1189-1192
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Biography
KW  - Syria
KW  - Islamic Empire
KW  - History
KW  - 750-1258
N1  - 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
ER  -