Saladin

Cover......Page 1 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Introduction......Page 13 1 Egypt before Saladin......Page 23 2 Saladin before the Egyptian expedition......Page 37 3 Saladin and the campaigns of Shirkuh in Egypt......Page 47 4 Saladin's accession to the Fatimid vizirate......Page 73 5 Saladin as Fatimid vizir......Page 81 6 The new master of Egypt and Nur al-Din......Page 109 7 Saladin's first campaign in Syria......Page 129 8 Consolidation of power in Egypt and Syria......Page 167 9 Saladin's war against Mosul......Page 183 10 The showdown with the Crusader......Page 207 11. The final six months......Page 237 12 Saladin in historical perspective: a dissenting view......Page 245 Notes......Page 251 Bibliography......Page 275 Index......Page 286