Description
The second volume of this two-volume collection provides a military history of the Levant from the final years of the twelfth century to the expulsion of the Franks from the Levant in the late thirteenth century. Each chapter is written from the viewpoint of a different group. This approach gives voice to the major contingents of visiting crusaders, local Latin princes, neighboring Muslim powers, and even certain parties who lived beyond the limits of the Levant. Combining narrative with analysis, this volume allows readers to compare how different groups experienced, understood, and responded to events. Bringing together world-leading scholars, the volume’s contributors offer distinct expertise and approaches, adding another dynamic to the central theme of perspective. This volume is ideal for students, scholars, and instructors of medieval history, military history, Middle Eastern history, and crusades studies. It is also suitable for general readers interested in the diverse perspectives and military systems of the Levant during the period of the crusades.