{"title":"Nicholas Morton","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholas Morton is a distinguished historian and author, known for his engaging works on mediaeval history focusing on the Crusades and the Mongol Empire. With a keen eye for detail and storytelling prowess, Morton's books provide readers with a deep dive into pivotal historical events and figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Crusader Storm\u003c\/em\u003e, Morton explores the complexities of the Crusades, shedding light on the motivations, challenges, and outcomes of these defining mediaeval expeditions. His meticulous research and vivid narrative bring the era to life, offering fresh insights into the minds of those who embarked on these religious and military quests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mongol Storm\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a journey through the vast Mongol Empire, examining the strategies, conquests, and cultural impacts of the Mongols across the known world. Morton's engaging writing makes this intricate period of history accessible to both history enthusiasts and newcomers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy choosing Nicholas Morton's works, you'll embark on a captivating exploration of the mediaeval world, enriched with detailed accounts and fascinating interpretations. 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As \u003ci\u003eThe Mongol Storm\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, during the same era the Near East was utterly remade by another series of wars: the Mongol invasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a single generation, the Mongols conquered vast swaths of the Near East and upended the region's geopolitics. Amid the chaos of the Mongol onslaught, long-standing powers such as the Byzantines, the Seljuk Turks, and the crusaders struggled to survive, while new players such as the Ottomans arose to fight back. The Mongol conquests forever transformed the region, while forging closer ties among societies spread across Eurasia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the definitive history of the Mongol assault on the Near East and its enduring global consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833671536876,"sku":"9781399803571","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10403773482686.jpg?v=1758474565"},{"product_id":"the-crusader-storm-by-nicholas-morton-9781399818735","title":"The Crusader Storm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Bold, vital and urgent . . . Blows the old parochial Western accounts clean away’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSUZANNAH LIPSCOMB\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA spectacular new panoramic history of the Crusades.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE MONGOL STORM\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Brain-stretching . . . Pulsating . . . 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