The Crusades

This book tells the story of two centuries of Christian offensive during the millennium of warfare between Christendom and Islam, an era in which the presence of the supernatural was much more recognized than it is today.
While not overlooking the Islamic leadership, this book tells the story, chiefly form the Crusader point of view. Briefly covering the European background, Bridge introduces us, primarily, to the Crusader activity and kingdoms in the Middle East. The reader is introduced to the leadership of the Crusader movement and the Crusader kingdoms. Knights and Kings, Popes and Chivalric Orders all play their parts. The interaction of Crusader with Byzantine culture and Mongol forces plays an important part in this story.
Life in the Crusader kingdoms is covered at some length. The Crusaders, who imposed their culture on a local populace which greatly outnumbered them, gradually became more Oriental as their occupation aged.

Light wear to top edge of dust jacket.