{"product_id":"victory-in-the-east-a-military-history-of-the-first-crusade-paperback-9780521589871","title":"Victory in the East; A Military History of the First Crusade (Paperback) 9780521589871","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVictory in the East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Military History of the First Crusade\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA paperback of John France's new analysis of the strategies and battles of the First Crusade.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn France (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521589871, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 December 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 3 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a compelling study which … manages to be both scholarly and highly readable; it is even exciting in places. It is an outstanding book that deserves to be a classic text not only on the Crusades, but also on medieval warfare as a whole.' European Review of History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe success of the First Crusade, and its capture of Jerusalem in 1099, has been conventionally explained in terms of its ideological and political motivation. This book looks at the First Crusade primarily as a military campaign and asks why it was so successful. Modern writing about the crusade has tended to emphasise the moral dimension and the development of the idea of the crusade, but its fate was ultimately decided on the field of battle. Victory in the East looks at the nature of war at the end of the eleventh century and the military experience of all the contending parties in order to explain its extraordinary success. It is the first such examination, taking into account all other factors but emphasising the military.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The roots of victory\u003cbr\u003e 2. War in the West\u003cbr\u003e 3. Campaigns, generals and leadership\u003cbr\u003e 4. Preparations and prelude\u003cbr\u003e 5. The size of the crusader army\u003cbr\u003e 6. The first enemy: the Turks of Asia Minor\u003cbr\u003e 7. The second enemy: the siege of Antioch\u003cbr\u003e 8. The siege of Antioch: crisis and delivery\u003cbr\u003e 9. The siege of Antioch: victory\u003cbr\u003e 10. Divisions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Jerusalem: triumphant ending\u003cbr\u003e 12. Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908922892568,"sku":"9780521589871","price":30.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521589871_068db99f-e8d8-4989-a54c-6a78318326cc.gif?v=1691370136","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/victory-in-the-east-a-military-history-of-the-first-crusade-paperback-9780521589871","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}