Crusades: The Illustrated History | 
| Creator: Thomas F. Madden
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0472031279
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.07
EAN: 9780472031276
ASIN: 0472031279
Publication Date: September 12, 2005
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An important, richly illustrated account of the struggle between Christianity and Islam in the Near East, and an essential guide to understanding many modern-day conflicts, from the Balkans and Lebanon to Palestine and the War on Terror
". . . the ideal volume for anyone with a desire to know more about the struggle between Christianity and Islam in the Near East. . . . Beautifully illustrated, this informative guide to the major Crusades not only clearly defines the conflict and traces the individual campaigns but also places in context the historical roots of the 21st century tensions between Islam and the West."
---Monterey County Herald
"The book is a model of organization and pertinent illustration, with maps, sidebars, a chronology and an accessible bibliography. Given so fine and comprehensive an introduction, readers are likely to turn to the classic prose narratives, both Christian and Islamic. They will also have a new appreciation of the current Christian-Islamic conflict and its many roots."
---ForeWord
"[Crusades] is attractively illustrated and has a great number of boxes and sidebars offering a more detailed examination of people and events that are mentioned in the main text. A useful introduction to the subject for students and interested readers alike, [and] a fine addition to both public and academic libraries."
---Library Journal
* Includes more than 150 photographs, maps, and specially commissioned artworks, all in full color
* With special features on a variety of key topics, from Jerusalem: City of Holy Places to the Glories of the Ottoman Empire
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Seeing is Perceiving July 19, 2005
56 out of 57 found this review helpful
"Crusades - The Illustrated History," Thomas F. Madden, Editor, shares all the strengths of Madden's "Concise History of the Crusades." It is a refreshing and positive look at the falable but devoted knights and kings of Christendom who deeply desired to see the holy sites of Christianity delivered from the hands of their unbelieving conquerors. It is eminently fair in its approach to historical facts. It also incorporates much new knowledge of the period.
Besides being a facinating account of the period, it is a beautifully designed book. Its sections are broken up into short studies with rich colored illustrations. You can read it in short stages, and absorb the material at leisure. It also shares the strength of a perspective shared by several historians, so you are aware that the research is not just one man's ideas but the fruit of much fresh information.
This one is worth the money and time you will put into it.
Wm. H. Scarle, Jr. - BA, M.Div., Th.M - Tampa, FL
Beautiful and Informative! June 3, 2005
34 out of 36 found this review helpful
This is a great introduction to the medieval Crusades with eye candy to boot! It's a very even keeled overview - without all the political biases that so often get in the way of explaining a subject objectively. This book educates the reader on the various crusades within the context of their times.
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