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The Accursed Tower, the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades, Roger Crowley

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The Accursed Tower, the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades, Roger Crowley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Accursed Tower

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1085583827

Responsibility statement

Roger Crowley

Sub title

the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades

Summary

"The 1291 siege of Acre was the Alamo of the Christian Crusades -- the final bloody battle for the Holy Land. 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. In The Accursed Tower, Roger Crowley delivers a lively narrative of the lead-up to the siege and a vivid, blow-by-blow account of the climactic battle. Drawing on extant Arabic sources as well as untranslated Latin documents, he argues that Acre is notable for technical advances in military planning and siege warfare, and extraordinary for its individual heroism and savage slaughter. A gripping depiction of the crusader era told through its dramatic last moments, The Accursed Tower offers an essential new view on a crucial turning point in world history." --Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

A brief timeline of the Crusades -- The Accursed Tower -- The second kingdom of Jerusalem -- Death on the Nile -- Between the Mamluks and the Mongols -- The lion of Egypt -- A puppy yelping at a mastiff -- War to the enemy -- My soul longed for Jihad -- The red tent -- Bolts of thunder, flashes of lightning -- Sorties -- Negotiations -- See the wound! -- The terrible day -- Everything was lost -- A habitation for snakes -- The evidence for the fall of Acre

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Fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades

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