The First Crusade
The First Crusade
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Summary
This book is justly acclaimed as the most complete and fascinating account of the historic journey to save the Holy Land from the infidel. This abridgment makes accessible to a wider readership one of the most compelling historical narratives.
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The First Crusade by Steven Runciman
, first published in 2005, is justly acclaimed as the most complete and fascinating account of the historic journey to save the Holy Land from the infidel.
'This is one of history's most extraordinary episodes made extraordinarily realWritten by an expert blessed with lucidity and styles … a story that has everything.' The Church Times
'It reads magnificently … as an example of sustained and intelligent narrative it could hardly be bettered. Sir Steven's great achievement was to make a complicated subject appear simple and then to write it up beautifully … No one is likely to surpass Sir Steven's powers of synthesis or the masterly way he writes.' History Today
'This abridgement, first published in 1980 has kept all the essential information and ease of style which marked the larger version.' Contemporary Reviews
'It reads magnificently … as an example of sustained and intelligent narrative it could hardly be bettered. Sir Steven's great achievement was to make a complicated subject appear simple and then to write it up beautifully … No one is likely to surpass Sir Steven's powers of synthesis or the masterly way he writes.' History Today
'This abridgement, first published in 1980 has kept all the essential information and ease of style which marked the larger version.' Contemporary Reviews
Sir Steven Runciman (1903–2000) was the pre-eminent historian of the Crusades and the Byzantine Empire. His acclaimed History of the Crusades was first published from 1951–4.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521611480 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521611482 |
| Title | The First Crusade |
| Author | Steven Runciman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2004-12-13 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |