A lively account of the First Crusade that tries to be as multi-layered as possible. The author portrays the crusade to the Holy Land not as an idealistic and chivalrous spectacle, but as a terrible nightmare for all concerned. Based on the experiences of five fictional characters, the events leading up to the crusade and, above all, its course with the internal difficulties, the supply problems and, of course, its battles and sieges are described in a straightforward manner.
Group
Books
State
Second Hand
Author
Breuers, D.
Title
Sterben für Jerusalem. Ritter, Mönche, Muselmanen und der Erste Kreuzzug
Details
1 colour map on the endpaper. Bergisch Gladbach: Gustav Lübbe Verlag 1997. 335 pages. Defective copy stamp on lower page cut.