Knight of Outremer AD 1187-1344 (Warrior)

Knight of Outremer AD 1187-1344 (Warrior) by Nicolle, David. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781855325555.

After Saladins great victory at the Battle of Hattin in 1137, Outremer, as medieval westerners called the remaining Latin or Catholic enclaves in the eastern Mediterranean, was no longer a threat to Islam. Its military elites preferred to live in peace, focusing on trade as much as on the defence of Christendoms holy places. In this, the first book in the English language to objectively study the knights of the Latin East, David Nicolle presents a well-balanced and informed account of the Western warriors who defended the Crusader territories for so long.