The Life of Saladin: From the Works of 'Imad ad-Din and Baha' ad-Din (Saqi Essentials)
'Gibb's brilliant essay in political biography is an important corrective to the over-simplified view of Saladin as conquering hero ... and will remain an essential basis for any larger work on twelfth-century Syria.' The English Historical Review  'Sir Hamilton Gibb's book is the final publication of a world-renowned Orientalist and contains insights that are the products of forty years of study.' The American Historical Review  'A closely argued ... study of the political and military history of the period.' International Journal of Middle East Studies