Bibliograph

Armies of heaven, the first crusade and the quest for apocalypse, Jay Rubenstein

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Armies of heaven, the first crusade and the quest for apocalypse, Jay Rubenstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Armies of heaven

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

701015458

Responsibility statement

Jay Rubenstein

Sub title

the first crusade and the quest for apocalypse

Table Of Contents

Jerusalem, on earth as it is in heaven -- The pope's plan -- The response: the princes, the prophets, the people -- The road to Constantinople -- Deals with devils: the crusaders at Constantinople -- The Nicene deal -- Saracens, through a glass darkly -- Enemy country -- Starvation and nightmare: the siege of Antioch begins -- A brief account of Baldwin of Boulogne's adventures in Syria -- Reversal of fortune and a river of blood: the battle for Antioch continues -- Truce and consequences: the fall of Antioch -- Violent men -- Kerbogah and the lance -- Feasting on the fallen: Antioch to Maʼarat -- Trial by fire -- Seeking a new apocalypse -- Jerusalem -- The last emperor -- Ascalon, the sixth battle -- The never-ending apocalypse

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