Title: Saladin
Description: This Osprey Command book looks closely at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Al-Malik al-Nasir Yusuf Ibn Najm al-Din Ayyub Ibn Shahdi Abu'l-Muzaffar Salah al-Din - or Saladin as he is more commonly known outside the Islamic world - who is broadly regarded as the greatest hero of the Crusades, even in Europe. Most chroniclers present him as a man of outstanding virtue, courage and political skill. More recently, however, efforts have been made to portray Saladin as an ambitious, ruthless and even devious politician, and as a less brilliant commander than is normally thought. This book sets out to reveal that the truth is, as usual, somewhere in between.
Subjects: Crusades, Military leadership, History, Saladin, sultan of egypt and syria, 1137-1193, Egypt, kings and rulers, Egypt, biography, Asia, biography, Command of troops, Crusades (Third : 1189-1192) fast (OCoLC)fst00884419 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00884419
Places: Islamic Empire
People: Saladin Sultan of Egypt and Syria (1137-1193)
Time periods: Third, 1189-1192, 750-1258