The Resource The accursed tower : the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades, Roger Crowley
The accursed tower : the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades, Roger Crowley
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- Summary
- "The 1291 siege of Acre was the Alamo of the Christian Crusades -- the final bloody battle for the Holy Land. After a desperate six weeks, the beleaguered citadel surrendered to the Mamluks, bringing an end to Christendom's two-hundred year adventure in the Middle East. In The Accursed Tower, Roger Crowley delivers a lively narrative of the lead-up to the siege and a vivid, blow-by-blow account of the climactic battle. Drawing on extant Arabic sources as well as untranslated Latin documents, he argues that Acre is notable for technical advances in military planning and siege warfare, and extraordinary for its individual heroism and savage slaughter. A gripping depiction of the crusader era told through its dramatic last moments, The Accursed Tower offers an essential new view on a crucial turning point in world history." --Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 254 pages
- Contents
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- A brief timeline of the Holy Land Crusades
- Prologue: The accursed tower
- The second kingdom of Jerusalem
- Death on the Nile
- Between the Mamluks and the Mongols
- The lion of Egypt
- A puppy yelping at a mastiff
- War to the enemy
- "My soul longed for Jihad"
- The red tent
- "Bolts of thunder, flashes of lightning"
- Sorties
- Negotiations
- "See the wound!"
- The terrible day
- "Everything was lost"
- Epilogue: A habitation for snakes
- Isbn
- 9781541697348
- Label
- The accursed tower : the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades
- Title
- The accursed tower
- Title remainder
- the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger Crowley
- Title variation
- Fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades
- Subject
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- Acre (Israel) -- History -- Siege, 1291
- Acre (Israël) -- Histoire -- 1291 (Siège)
- Crusades
- Crusades -- 13th-15th centuries
- Crusades -- 13th-15th centuries
- Eretz Israel -- History -- 1099-1291, Crusader period
- Eretz Israel -- History, Military -- 1099-1291, Crusader period
- 1200-1499
- HISTORY / Middle East / Israel
- HISTORY / Military / Medieval
- History
- Israel -- Acre
- RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
- RELIGION / Islam / History
- HISTORY / Europe / Medieval
- Acre (Israel) -- History -- Siege, 1291
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The 1291 siege of Acre was the Alamo of the Christian Crusades -- the final bloody battle for the Holy Land. After a desperate six weeks, the beleaguered citadel surrendered to the Mamluks, bringing an end to Christendom's two-hundred year adventure in the Middle East. In The Accursed Tower, Roger Crowley delivers a lively narrative of the lead-up to the siege and a vivid, blow-by-blow account of the climactic battle. Drawing on extant Arabic sources as well as untranslated Latin documents, he argues that Acre is notable for technical advances in military planning and siege warfare, and extraordinary for its individual heroism and savage slaughter. A gripping depiction of the crusader era told through its dramatic last moments, The Accursed Tower offers an essential new view on a crucial turning point in world history." --Amazon.com
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Crowley, Roger
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Acre (Israel)
- Crusades
- Acre (Israël)
- HISTORY / Europe / Medieval
- HISTORY / Middle East / Israel
- HISTORY / Military / Medieval
- RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
- RELIGION / Islam / History
- Crusades
- Israel
- Crusades
- Acre (Israel)
- Eretz Israel
- Eretz Israel
- Label
- The accursed tower : the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades, Roger Crowley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A brief timeline of the Holy Land Crusades -- Prologue: The accursed tower -- The second kingdom of Jerusalem -- Death on the Nile -- Between the Mamluks and the Mongols -- The lion of Egypt -- A puppy yelping at a mastiff -- War to the enemy -- "My soul longed for Jihad" -- The red tent -- "Bolts of thunder, flashes of lightning" -- Sorties -- Negotiations -- "See the wound!" -- The terrible day -- "Everything was lost" -- Epilogue: A habitation for snakes
- Control code
- 1085583827
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 254 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541697348
- Lccn
- 2019019102
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 651
- Other control number
- 40029573290
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1085583827
- Label
- The accursed tower : the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades, Roger Crowley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A brief timeline of the Holy Land Crusades -- Prologue: The accursed tower -- The second kingdom of Jerusalem -- Death on the Nile -- Between the Mamluks and the Mongols -- The lion of Egypt -- A puppy yelping at a mastiff -- War to the enemy -- "My soul longed for Jihad" -- The red tent -- "Bolts of thunder, flashes of lightning" -- Sorties -- Negotiations -- "See the wound!" -- The terrible day -- "Everything was lost" -- Epilogue: A habitation for snakes
- Control code
- 1085583827
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 254 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541697348
- Lccn
- 2019019102
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 651
- Other control number
- 40029573290
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1085583827
Subject
- Acre (Israel) -- History -- Siege, 1291
- Acre (Israël) -- Histoire -- 1291 (Siège)
- Crusades
- Crusades -- 13th-15th centuries
- Crusades -- 13th-15th centuries
- Eretz Israel -- History -- 1099-1291, Crusader period
- Eretz Israel -- History, Military -- 1099-1291, Crusader period
- 1200-1499
- HISTORY / Middle East / Israel
- HISTORY / Military / Medieval
- History
- Israel -- Acre
- RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
- RELIGION / Islam / History
- HISTORY / Europe / Medieval
- Acre (Israel) -- History -- Siege, 1291
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