UID:
almafu_9959235682102883
Format:
1 online resource (xxii, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :
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illustrations, maps
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-02470-1
,
9786612024702
,
0-8264-3201-8
Content:
The capture of Jerusalem by the ""First Crusade"" in 1099 heralded the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine. It was a war dominated by the building, securing and besieging of castles. This work covers the military history of the crusades and investigates the role of a wide range of castles.
Note:
pt. 1. The Holy Land, 1187-1291 -- pt. 2. The Kingdom of Cyprus, 1191-1374 -- pt. 3. Cilician Armenia, 1187-1375 -- pt. 4. Frankish Greece, 1204-1380 -- pt. 5. The non-military functions of fortifications.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-85285-261-5
Language:
English
