Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1192-1302 (Fortress)
Contributors: Adam Hook (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: July 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781841768274
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; Warfare & Defence; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Military; History - Military / War; History; Architecture; Middle East; Military - General; Medieval; Middle East - General; Military - Strategy; History / Military / General; Castles; Crusades; Palestine
First sentence: The Third Crusade sets off for the Middle East; King Richard I of England seizes Cyprus from the Byzantine Empire; Crusaders retake Acre and defeat Saladin at the battle of Arsuf; Crusaders fail to reach Jerusalem; King Richard agrees a peace treaty with Saladin.