God's wolf
Subtitle: the life of the most notorious of all crusaders, scourge of Saladin
By: Jeffrey Lee
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780393609691
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Knights and knighthood; Crusades; Biography
Description: Jeffrey Lee brings a blockbuster sensibility to this slice of the 12th century Levant."--Dan Jones, Sunday Times (UK). In a 2010 terrorist plot, Al-Qaeda hid a bomb in a FedEx shipment addressed to Reynald de Chatillon, a knight who had died centuries ago in the crusades. A reviled figure in Islamic history, often portrayed as the very epitome of brutality, Reynald remains as controversial--and as vividly present in the minds of many in the Middle East--as the story of the crusades themselves. An epic saga set in the midst of a violent clash of civilizations, God's Wolf tells the story of Reynald's staggering rise from lowly soldier to prince of Antioch, one of the crusader kingdoms in the Near East. Jeffrey Lee argues that, despite his brutality, Reynald was a strong military leader and an effective statesman who defended his kingdom against attacks from Byzantines, Armenians, and Muslims. A tale of faith, fanaticism, and brutality, God's Wolf is the fascinating story of an exceptional crusader and a provocative reinterpretation of the crusader era--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a monstrous unbeliever; title: Dead man walking; title: The wild east; title: Knight-errant; title: Arriviste; title: Diabolic daring; title: A violent sinner; title: Guardian of the land; title: Imperial vassal; title: In the power of nur al-din; title: Years of darkness; title: Phoenix; title: Hero; title: Lord of La Grand Berrie; title: Desert raider; title: Sea wolf; title: The lion and the wolf; title: The "Manchurian" regent; title: King-maker; title: Truce-breaker; title: Apocalypse; title: The ultimate crusader.