Description Beginning with the Dorylaeum (1097) and finishing with Varna (1444), Battles of the Crusades introduces 20 key fights From 500 years of conflict between Christianity and Islam.
He is coauthor of What Is Military History? and has published on a variety of subjects in military history..
He currently serves as an associate professor of strategy and policy at the US Naval War College in Newport, RI.
Pavkovic earned his PhD From the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Michael F.
Based in London, he has also contributed to Battles that Changed Warfare and Tank Combat .
An expert on military history, Jorgensen has published various books on the history of European warfare.
Christer Jorgensen has a PhD From University College, London.
She was previously Lecturer in Ancient and Medieval History, California State University.
Jestice is Assistant Professor of Medieval History, University of Southern Mississippi.
Phyllis G.
His published works deal with subjects ranging From the history of small arms and naval warfare to private security and personal self-defense.
Dougherty is a freelance writer and editor specializing in military and defense topics.
Martin J.
Iain Dickie has been a committee member of the Society of Ancients, the editor of Army & Navy Modelworld , Military Hobbies , and now Miniature Wargames magazine.
He has written several books, including Medieval Military Technology , Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century , Joan of Arc: A Military Leader , and Guns and Men in Medieval Europe .
About the Author Kelly DeVries is Professor of History at Loyola College in Maryland.
Designed for both general readers and enthusiasts, this book is essential for anyone interested in the warfare and tactics of the Middle Ages.
Color maps illustrate the movement of forces and the development of the fighting.
Each entry includes an introduction, a concise description of the action, and an analysis of the aftermath.
Going beyond the Middle East, it includes the Christian recapture of Lisbon, the massacre of the Albigensians at Beziers in France, and the Reconquista of Spain, and the expansion of the Teutonic Knights.
Highly illustrated, and filled with art and maps, Battles of the Crusades covers examples From every era and campaign in this religious war--not only the well-known encounters in Antioch, Jerusalem, and Harran, but also the clash at Montgisard and Saladin\'s destruction of the Crusader army at Hattin.
Description Beginning with the Dorylaeum (1097) and finishing with Varna (1444), Battles of the Crusades introduces 20 key fights From 500 years of conflict between Christianity and Islam
