Author

Contributions

  • Dennis, Peter, 1950- - Contributor

Publication

2011 - Osprey Pub., Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

16,000 words, Guess

Page Count

64 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC956/.014
  • LCCDS38.4.S2 N53 2011
  • LCCDS38.4.S2

Description

This Osprey Command book looks closely at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Al-Malik al-Nasir Yusuf Ibn Najm al-Din Ayyub Ibn Shahdi Abu'l-Muzaffar Salah al-Din - or Saladin as he is more commonly known outside the Islamic world - who is broadly regarded as the greatest hero of the Crusades, even in Europe. Most chroniclers present him as a man of outstanding virtue, courage and political skill. More recently, however, efforts have been made to portray Saladin as an ambitious, ruthless and even devious politician, and as a less brilliant commander than is normally thought. This book sets out to reveal that the truth is, as usual, somewhere in between.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Command -- 12
  • Command (Oxford, England) -- 12.

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