A history of the Crusades. vol. 2 : The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish east, 1100-1178

Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing. ** Review 'I do not know when, in recent years, I have read a book which so enlarged my knowledge of and interest in a period of history ... It sets before us one of the formidable moral and romantic epics of our time, with scholarship and imagination worthy of it.' The Times Literary Supplement 'The three volumes ring with battle trumpets and drums, glitter with the splendor of noble parades, and are replete with true stories of bravery and cowardliness, rash daring and wily intrigue ... To the specialist (Runicman) offers a wealth of new interpretations ... To the layman, he tenders romance and suspense at nearly every page.' The Yale Review ' ... the best scholarly survey of the subject by a single author. It will always remain the first considerable work of its kind in the English language.' The English Historical Review 'One of the grand historical monuments of the twentieth century ... Written with imagination and based on immense scholarship, (the volumes) are filled with true stories of rash daring and wily intrigue as the flower of Western knighthood assaults the infidel East for God, gold and glory.' Washington Post Book World History,Reference This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's Iliad is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century—while leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore's elegant, fluent verses—with their memorably phrased heroic epithets and remarkable fidelity to the Greek—remain unchanged, but classicist Richard Martin has added a wealth of supplementary materials designed to aid new generations of readers. A new introduction sets the poem in the wider context of Greek life, warfare, society, and poetry, while line-by-line notes at the back of the volume offer explanations of unfamiliar terms, information about the Greek gods and heroes, and literary appreciation. A glossary and maps round out the book. The result is a volume that actively invites readers into Homer's poem, helping them to understand fully the worlds in which he and his heroes lived—and thus enabling them to marvel, as so many have for centuries, at Hektor and Ajax, Paris and Helen, and the devastating rage of Achilleus. Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. Volume I deals completely with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. Volume II describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin, and in the final volume, Runciman examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom from the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later. The interwoven themes of the book include: Christiandom, the replacement of the cultured Ayubites by the less sympathetic Mameluks as leader of the Moslem world, and the coming of the Mongols. Runciman includes a chapter on architecture and the arts, and an epilogue on the last manifestations of the Crusading spirit. Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. This volume describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin. As Runciman says in his preface, 'The politics of the Moslem world in the early twelfth-century defy straightforward analysis, but they must be understood if we are to understand the establishment of the Crusader states and the later causes of the recovery of Islam ... The main theme in this volume is warfare ... I have followed the example of the old chroniclers, who knew their business; for war was the background to life in Outremer and the hazards of the battlefield often decided its destiny.' Sir Steven Runciman's Three Volume A History Of The Crusades, One Of The Great Classics Of English Historical Writing, Is Being Reissued. This Volume Deals Completely With The First Crusade And The Foundation Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem. As Runciman Says In His Preface: 'whether We Regard The Crusades As The Most Tremendous And Most Romantic Of Christian Adventures, Or As The Last Of The Barbarian Invasions, They Form A Central Fact In Medieval History. Before Their Inception The Centre Of Our Civilization Was Placed In Byzantium And In The Lands Of The Arab Caliphate. Before They Faded Out The Hegemony In Civilization Had Passed To Western Europe. Out Of This Transference Modern History Was Born.' Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. In this final volume, Runciman examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom at the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later. The interwoven themes of the book include: Christiandom, the replacement of the cultured Ayubites by the less sympathetic Mameluks as leader of the Moslem world, and the coming of the Mongols. He includes a chapter on architecture and the arts, and an epilogue on the last manifestations of the Crusading spirit. This is one of the great classics of English historical writing. Whether we regard the Crusades as the most tremendous and most romantic of Christian adventures, or as the last of the barbarian invasions, they form a central fact in medieval history. Before their inception the center of our civilization was placed in Byzantium and in the lands of the Arab caliphate. Before the crusades faded out, civilization had passed to western Europe. Out of this transference, modern history was born. -- Publisher description Sir Steven Runciman's, A History of the Crusades (volume 2), describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin. This is one of the great classics of English historical writing and a great survey of the time. Sir Steven Runciman's, A History of the Crusades (volume 3), examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom at the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later. This is one of the great classics of English historical writing and a great survey of the time. v. 1. The First Crusade and the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem v. 2. The kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187 v. 3. The Kingdom of Acre and the later Crusades. Analyzes the cultural, political, religious, and military developments of the Crusades from European and Arabic viewpoints. On a February day in the year A.D. 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel. When the Frankish armies entered Jerusalem, the First Crusade attained its goal.