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One of the greatest historical writers of the twentieth century, Steven Runciman was famous for throwing light on some very dark ages: his definitive A History of the Crusades, first published by Penguin in 1965, transformed the common view of the Holy Wars through its impartial and penetrating approach. In this extract, he describes the brutal and decisive tenth-century victory of the crusaders over Arab forces in Jerusalem, occupied for over four hundred years.
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The assault on Jerusalem, Steven Runciman
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- 2005
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- Title
- The assault on Jerusalem
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Steven Runciman
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0141022396
- ISBN13
- 9780141022390
- Series
- Collection
- Pocket Penguin
- Rating
- 3.35 out of 5
- Description
- One of the greatest historical writers of the twentieth century, Steven Runciman was famous for throwing light on some very dark ages: his definitive A History of the Crusades, first published by Penguin in 1965, transformed the common view of the Holy Wars through its impartial and penetrating approach. In this extract, he describes the brutal and decisive tenth-century victory of the crusaders over Arab forces in Jerusalem, occupied for over four hundred years.