The Field of Blood: The Battle for Aleppo and the Remaking of the Medieval Middle East - Couverture rigide

Morton, Nicholas

 
9780465096695: The Field of Blood: The Battle for Aleppo and the Remaking of the Medieval Middle East
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ISBN 10 : 0465096697 ISBN 13 : 9780465096695
Editeur : Basic Books, 2018

Synopsis

In 1119, the people of the Near East came together in an epic clash of horses, swords, sand, and blood that would decide the fate of the city of the Aleppo-and the eastern Crusader states. Fought between tribal Turkish warriors on steppe ponies, Arab foot soldiers, Armenian bowmen, and European knights, the battlefield was the amphitheatre into which the people of Eurasia poured their full gladiatorial might. Carrying a piece of the true cross before them, the Frankish army advanced, anticipating a victory that would secure their dominance over the entire region. But the famed Frankish cavalry charge failed them, and the well-arranged battlefield dissolved into a melee. Surrounded by enemy forces, the crusaders suffered a colossal defeat. With their advance in Northern Syria stalled, the momentum of the crusader conquest began to evaporate, and would never be recovered.

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À propos de l?auteur

Nicholas Morton is a senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. The author or editor of three books, Morton lives in Nottinghamshire, UK.

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Éditeur
Basic Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0465096697
ISBN 13 
9780465096695
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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