Books with title The Crusades

Thirty ready-to-color pictures present a fascinating view of medieval life. Here are stirring scenes of fierce battles, as well as views of Crusader life in the Holy Land, pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, the siege of Damascus, the legendary Children's Crusade, portraits of courageous leaders, and the fall of magnificent cities. Captions accompany the drawings.

Illustrated by George Morrow. A wonderful retelling of the stories of the First, Third, and Eighth Crusades, narrated by a fictional "wandering Jew" (cursed to live until the Second Coming of Christ), this classic work takes the reader on an epic rollercoaster ride of the triumphs, tribulations, and ultimate defeat of the European counterattack against the rampant Muslim aggression which had seized the Christian lands in the Middle East. The author explains how the Islamic military conquest of huge areas of the Byzantine Empire sparked the call to Crusade, and then weaves the story of some of the most famous characters and events of the Crusades. From the dizzying successes of the First Crusade-the siege and fall of Antioch and the fall of Jerusalem-to the recapture of Jerusalem by the Muslims, the reader will meet and understand the major characters of the time: Richard Lionheart, Duke Godfrey (the Norman warrior and first king of Jerusalem), Saladin, and King Louis of France. The reader will also discover the full tragedy of the ill-fated "Children's Crusade" and much more in this enthralling book.

Baen Books, 1991. Stated first Baen Book printing, August, 1991. (ISBN 0-671-72074-0) Near fine tight copy, near fine wrappers. "Everyone know that Poul Anderson is one of the best: they're wrong — he's better!" — Jerry Pournelle. Invaders from space, meet your match. What the aliens see: a blue-green orb, occupied by bipedal aborigines with early pretechnical civilization, a farm-oriented economy, population scattered in small groupings — a world ripe for the plundering. They choose one moderate population cluster to serve as a bridge head. What the Villagers see: Demons! They may be crude, but if medieval villagers know one thing, it's how to combat demons... Science fiction.

The girls from The Heartbreakers are back, and in paperback! And this time, they're looking to fall in love.Alexia, Raven, Kelly, and Sydney have always been there for each other - through breakups and heartaches, good times and bad. But during one summer, their friendship will be tested in ways they never imagined.Sydney and Drew are back together, but there's some trouble in paradise.Raven loves Horace - but isn't sure she'll remember that when he's thousands of miles away.

Kaia's never been less sure of herself as she leaves to train for her Energy Crusade. Selected for an elite team with a high energy payout, Kaia should be proud and hopeful-- especially because the captain of her team is Ajax, her dearest childhood friend. But Ajax wants nothing to do with her, and her training exercises raise questions that Kaia's not sure she wants to answer. Ajax shouldn't blame Kaia for the fact that he's stuck at University when his peers are already off on their Crusade, but he can't help it. Between the bitterness of being left behind and the responsibility to lead this new team of Crusaders, Ajax feels frustrated and overburdened. It doesn't help to see Kaia's hurt face when he denies the unique bond they share. When the training takes an unexpected turn Kaia and Ajax realize that they need each other more than they ever expected-- to decipher the conflicting messages of the Reformation and the Resistance, to determine where their loyalties lie, and ultimately to stay alive amidst an epic struggle that will challenge every truth they've ever known.

Nine centuries after enthusiasm for pope Urban’s expedition to Jerusalem swept western Europe the phenomenon of the first crusade continues to fascinate. This pamphlet examines the nature of the crusades and the motives of those who joined it, describes the hardships of the long journey to the Holy Land and attempts to explain how the crusades succeeded, against all the odds, in capturing Jerusalem. The author draws on a comprehensive knowledge of the twelfth century evidence and wide reading of recent scholarship to provide an accessible narrative and an authoritative analysis of the first crusade.

The girls from The Heartbreakers are back, and this time, they're looking to fall in love.Raven behaves as if it's okay for her to be applying the code to just anyone, but (not surprisingly), she finds it works best when directed at her kinda-sorta actual boyfriend, whether she's ready to commit to him or not. Alexia needs all the help she can get, because Ben is her first love and she's in way over her head. Sydney's back with longtime boyfriend Drew after a brief-but-terrible breakup, and this time she's determined not to mess things up with him. And Kelly is by herself, not dating anyone at all. Though there is someone she has her eye on.

Stephen finds the magic sword KingMaker. One day he discovers its power when he rescues his sister from a rogue ogre. Later, at a tournament, he is told that his father is crazy. He also learns the inscription on the blade contains a magic formula, but will it make him a king? When the kingdom’s army is called off to war, he and his friends are thrust into service fighting the Black Swamp ogres.There he meets his father, the sword’s former owner.

The two hundred years which cover, roughly speaking, the actual period of the Holy War, are crammed with an interest that never grows dim. Gallant figures, noble knights, generous foes, valiant women, eager children, follow one another through these centuries, and form a pageant the colour and romance of which can never fade, for the circumstances were in themselves unique. The two great religious forces of the world—Christianity and Islam, the Cross and the Crescent—were at grips with one another, and for the first time the stately East, with its suggestion of mystery, was face to face with the brilliant West, wherein the civilisation and organisation of Rome were at last prevailing over the chaos of the Dark Ages...