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The Dream and the Tomb
Robert Payne
其他書名
A History of the Crusades
出版Rowman & Littlefield, 1984
主題History / Wars & Conflicts / CrusadesHistory / Europe / Medieval
ISBN081282945X9780812829457
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=_JUyPcvrYXUC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This is a comprehensive account of the eight religious wars between the Christian West and the Muslim East that dominated the Middle Ages. Calling themselves "pilgrims of Christ," thousands of Europeans from all stations in life undertook the harsh and bloody quest to reclaim Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Christ's tomb for Christendom. Robert Payne brings to life every step of the Crusaders' thousand-mile journey: the deprivation; the desperate, rapacious, and brutal raids for food and supplies; the epic battles for Antioch, Jerusalem, and Acre; the barbarous treatment of captives; and the quarrelling European princes who vied for power and wealth in the Near East. An epic tale of the glorious and the base, of unshakable faith and unspeakable atrocities, The Dream and the Tomb captures not only the events but the very essence of the Crusades.