From a New York Times- bestselling author, a stirring account of the siege of Acre in 1291, when the last Christian stronghold fell to the Muslim army The 1291 siege of Acre was the Alamo of the Christian Crusades -- the final bloody battle for the Holy Land.
In The Accursed Tower , Roger Crowley delivers a.
After a desperate six weeks, the beleaguered citadel surrendered to the Mamluks, bringing an end to Christendom\'s two-hundred year adventure in the Middle East.
From a New York Times- bestselling author, a stirring account of the siege of Acre in 1291, when the last Christian stronghold fell to the Muslim army The 1291 siege of Acre was the Alamo of the Christian Crusades -- the final bloody battle for the Holy Land