Armies of heaven the first crusade and the quest for apocalypse / Jay Rubenstein.

Author/creator Rubenstein, Jay, 1967-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Basic Books,
Descriptionxiv, 402 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
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Contents Jerusalem, on earth as it is in heaven -- The pope's plan -- The response: the princes, the prophets, the people -- The road to Constantinople -- Deals with devils: the crusaders at Constantinople -- The Nicene deal -- "Saracens", through a glass darkly -- Enemy country -- Starvation and nightmare: the siege of Antioch begins -- A brief account of Baldwin of Boulogne's adventures in Syria -- Reversal of fortune and a river of blood: the battle for Antioch continues -- Truce and consequences: the fall of Antioch -- Violent men -- Kerbogah and the lance -- Feasting on the fallen: Antioch to Maʼarra -- Trial by fire -- Seeking a new apocalypse -- Jerusalem -- The last emperor -- Ascalon, the sixth battle -- The never-ending apocalypse.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011004195
ISBN9780465019298 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0465019293 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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