{"product_id":"9781399818735","title":"The Crusader Storm","description":"Author: Nicholas Morton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399818735\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bold, vital and urgent . . . Blows the old parochial Western accounts clean away' SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A refreshing and astutely judged book . . . an extensively researched and fast-paced account of the struggle for the Holy Land . . . Morton confidently steers us through a fabulous cast of characters within the region's myriad Muslim and Eastern Christian powerbrokers. Informative and immensely enjoyable' JONATHAN PHILLIPS\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spectacular new panoramic history of the Crusades. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom their foundation in 1097 to Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem almost a century later, the Crusader States transformed the Middle Eastern world.  In an era shaped by many conflicts, this was not simply a war between Christianity and Islam, but an epic contest among multiple rival empires, dynasties and cultures.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crusader Storm\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds through a kaleidoscope of perspectives: a Byzantine renegade, a crusader princess, a Turkish matriarch, a young Arab nobleman, a Syriac archbishop, Saladin's leading commander and the vizier of Egypt. Between them, information, technologies and ideas - as well as weapons - crossed borders at astonishing speed as their societies fought, allied and traded. Their entangled fates reshaped not only the Middle East, but the medieval world itself.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on sources from Arabic, Greek, Syriac, Armenian, Latin and Hebrew traditions, Nicholas Morton's enthralling panorama transforms our understanding of the Crusades - revealing them not as a single clash of faiths, but as a dynamic era of war, commerce, innovation and exchange that defined the course of history.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE MONGOL STORM\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  'Brain-stretching . . . Pulsating . . . Irresistible' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Deeply researched and elegantly written - essential reading' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDAN JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Erudite . . . Thrilling and much-needed' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  'Revelatory, lively and stocked with colourful personalities'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857170612382,"sku":"ADS-9781399818735","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399818735.jpg?v=1781482511","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399818735","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}