A History of the Crusades

A History of the Crusades
ISBN-10
0299107442
ISBN-13
9780299107444
Series
A History of the Crusades
Category
Crusades
Pages
728
Language
English
Published
1969
Publisher
Univ of Wisconsin Press
Author
Kenneth Meyer Setton

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The six volumes of A History of the Crusades will stand as the definitive history of the Crusades, spanning five centuries, encompassing Jewish, Moslem, and Christian perspectives, and containing a wealth of information and analysis of the history, politics, economics, and culture of the medieval world.

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