Название: The Damascus Chronicle of the CrusadesАвтор: Hamilton A. R. Gibb
Издательство: Dover Publications
Год: 2002
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 388
Размер: 15,65 Мб
Язык: английский
An informative introduction sets the scene just prior to invasion by the Crusaders. The colorful narrative relates the particulars of life during wartime; in addition to his accounts of battles, blockades, and diplomatic negotiations, Ibn Al-Qalanisi paints vivid and decidedly biased portraits of the personalities on both sides of this holy war, from gallant commanders and intrepid troops of his native land to their opposition, the "infidels" and "accursed ones."