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Accursed Tower
The Crusaders' Last Battle for the Holy Land
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Accursed Tower
A thrilling history of the dramatic siege of Acre in 1291, the bloody climax to the two hundred years of the Holy Land Crusades
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The city of Acre, powerfully fortified and richly provisioned, was the last crusader stronghold. When it fell in 1291, two hundred years of Christian crusading in the Holy Land came to a bloody end. With his customary narrative brilliance and immediacy, Roger Crowley chronicles the tumultuous and violent attack on Acre, the heaviest bombardment before the age of gunpowder, which left this once great Mediterranean city a crumbling ruin.
Accursed Tower was the focal point of this siege. As the last garrison of the Crusader defences, it came to symbolise the disintegration of the old world and the rise of a new era of Islamic jihad. Crowley’s narrative is based on forensic research, drawing heavily on little known first hand sources, both Christian and Arabic. This is a fast-paced and gripping account of a pivotal moment in world history.
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Accursed Tower by Roger Crowley has been described as a gripping, well-researched historical narrative. Critics have praised the book for its authoritative storytelling, vivid details, and the skillful way it builds tension to describe the siege's harrowing moments. The book is noted for its comprehensive account of the fall of the last Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land.
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ISBN: 9780300254808
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 August 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 40 b-w and color illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Roger Crowley is a British historian and author. His four highly-acclaimed previous books include Constantinople (Faber, 2005) and New York Times bestseller, Empires of the Sea (Faber, 2011).
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