Bibliograph

The field of blood, the battle for Aleppo and the remaking of the medieval Middle East, Nicholas Morton

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The field of blood, the battle for Aleppo and the remaking of the medieval Middle East, Nicholas Morton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-225) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The field of blood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Nicholas Morton

Sub title

the battle for Aleppo and the remaking of the medieval Middle East

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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