God's batallions
Subtitle: a history of the Crusades as the first Western war on Muslim terror and aggression
By: Rodney Stark.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780061582615
Subjects: Crusades -- History; Christianity and other religions -- Islam; Islam -- Relations -- Christianity; Religion and civilization; Civilization, Medieval
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Greedy barbarians in armor?; title: Muslim invaders; title: Christendom strikes back; title: Western "ignorance" versus Eastern "culture"; title: Pilgrimage and persecution; title: Enlisting crusaders; title: Going East; title: Bloody victories; title: The crusader kingdoms; title: The struggle to defend the kingdoms; title: Crusades against Egypt; title: Mission abandoned.