The Crusades

About this book

This German-to-English translation of a highly successful book is a clear approachable student-friendly introduction to the history of the Crusades. With a long chronological span from the eleventh to the late fifteenth century and with a wide geographical coverage of the whole of Europe and some of the Middle East The Crusades is clear concise and more wide-ranging than most single-volume works. Taking recent scholarship into account and using boxes case studies marginal directions and chronologies the book is well laid out and easy to follow providing a comprehensive overview of the crusade movement for students at all university levels.