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AUGUST, 1098. After countless battles and sieges, the surviving '[ soldiers of the First Crusade are at last within reach of their i,
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Egypt, Demetrios must accompany the army of warlords and i
fanatics to the very gates of Jerusalem where the crusade ,1 ^^ climaxes in an apocalypse of pillage, bloodshed and slaughter. M
Praise for KN/GHTS OF THE CROSS
'Gripping for its portrayal of the Crusader leaders, this is i a great example from a...
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Fülszöveg
AUGUST, 1098. After countless battles and sieges, the surviving '[ soldiers of the First Crusade are at last within reach of their i,
.V 'I
ultimate goal: ]erusalem. But rivalries fester and new enemies ape
massing against them in the Holy Land. jt (' f
k
Demetrlos Asklates, the Emperor's spy, has had enough of , ^ ¦ the crusade's violence and hypocrisy. He longs to return hom^ | i' But when a routine dipioiii.uic n ission leads to a deadly t j ambush, he realises he has bt- snared in the vast power \ ! struggles which underlie the crusade. The pnly way out now^i; -leads through the Holy Cit\^ ^ ^ i
^ : ' From the plague-bound city of Antioch to the heart of Muslini
Egypt, Demetrios must accompany the army of warlords and i
fanatics to the very gates of Jerusalem where the crusade ,1 ^^ climaxes in an apocalypse of pillage, bloodshed and slaughter. M
Praise for KN/GHTS OF THE CROSS
'Gripping for its portrayal of the Crusader leaders, this is i a great example from a trustworthy historian' Independent
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'Harper's portrayal of Byzantium and the intrigues in aeaten its destruction is vivid and convincing' Sunday Times |
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