Sword and scimitar : fourteen centuries of war between Islam and the West
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- ISBN: 9780306825552
- ISBN: 0306825554
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Physical Description:
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xvii, 334 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : De Capo Press, Hachette Book Group, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Jihad : the roots of conflict -- Islam takes Christendom by storm : the Battle of Yarmuk, 636 -- The Jihad reaches an eastern wall of stone : the Siege of Constantinople, 717 -- The Jihad reaches a western wall of ice : the Battle of Tours, 732 -- Islam's new champions : the Battle of Manzikert, 1071 -- Christendom strikes back : the Battle of Hattin, 1187 -- The crusade victorious : the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212 -- Muhammad's dream : the Siege of Constantinople, 1453 -- The rise and fall of Islam : the Siege of Vienna, 1683 -- Postscript: Muslim continuity vs. Western confusion. |
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Subject: | Islamic Empire History, Military Islamic countries History, Military Turkey History, Military Jihad |
Genre: | Military history. |
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