Armies of heaven
Subtitle: the first crusade and the quest for apocalypse
By: Jay Rubenstein
Edition: 1st ed,
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780465019298; 9780465027484
Subjects: Crusades; Medieval Military history
Description: Chronicles the apocalyptic motivations and brutality of the First Crusade, which destroyed civilizations in the Near and Middle East.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Jerusalem, on earth as it is in heaven; title: The pope's plan; title: The response: the princes, the prophets, the people; title: The road to Constantinople; title: Deals with devils: the crusaders at Constantinople; title: The Nicene deal; title: Saracens, through a glass darkly; title: Enemy country; title: Starvation and nightmare: the siege of Antioch begins; title: A brief account of Baldwin of Boulogne's adventures in Syria; title: Reversal of fortune and a river of blood: the battle for Antioch continues; title: Truce and consequences: the fall of Antioch; title: Violent men; title: Kerbogah and the lance; title: Feasting on the fallen: Antioch to Maʼarat; title: Trial by fire; title: Seeking a new apocalypse; title: Jerusalem; title: The last emperor; title: Ascalon, the sixth battle; title: The never-ending apocalypse.