The Crusades: From Beginning to End
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3.7 • 219 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Crusades
Much has been written and much has been omitted when it comes to the Crusades; especially in modern parlance. Many talking heads in recent times have conjured up the specter of the Crusades as if it should be a source of great shame and disgust for Western Civilization. And with even President Obama drawing odd parallels in light of the beheadings of ISIS; many are wondering once again what all of this "Crusades talk" is all about.
Inside you will read about...
✓ Backing Up Byzantium
✓ All Out Holy War
✓ The Kingdom of Heaven
✓ The King's Crusade
✓ The Self-Defeating Crusade
✓ The Final Crusades
✓ The Post-Crusade World
The Crusades took place over a thousand years ago, and yet we currently live in a modern day world of unspeakable terror. Islamic extremists are disrupting the entire planet, murdering, raping and enslaving everyone they encounter. Committing brutalities on a scale that rivals some of the worst abuses of the dark ages and yet people still point to the Crusades as if it is supposed to mean something. Ok, that's fine. If detractors wish to point their finger and call out history, let's find the truth, and let's find out what really happened.
Customer Reviews
See AllHistory plus bias
I appreciate the brevity but there was an obvious opinion in the book I wasn’t looking for. The price was right though.
It’s interesting but very biased
This book is well-written to a certain extent. However, it is also noticeably biased, which limits its ability to present a full picture view of the Crusade wars. The book fails to explore all angles and wrongdoings associated with the Crusades. I also find it lacks sufficient illumination on the real causes that led to these historical conflicts and the reasons behind the unfolding massacres. Was it just because Jerusalem was a holy place or was more to it than that?
Anyway, it has some very interesting historically accurate facts so I would suggest to read this book but also other books on crusade wars to get a full picture on what really happened, the light and shadows, and also Why it really happened.
Believe the reviews
I wish the information presented was sourced. Some of the information presented is incomplete (lacking context) and lacks reasonable objectivity. The author could have easily delved deeper into the motivations of the European crusaders, which could bolster his argument. There are some obvious grammatical errors that make the scholarship value more and more juvenile.
This book has a bias and it’s author is upfront about his perspective. From the outset, there is a very real tone of aggressive apologetics. With context and objectivity, the author could make some decent arguments, or at the very least present a reasonable perspective on the subject.