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This review is from: The Oxford History of the Crusades (Paperback)
I found this guide to the Crusades to be very well written. It tends to be somewhat on the dry side - published by Oxford University Press, that shouldn't come as any surprise. While somewhat dry at times, it provides the reader with a wealth of quite invaluable information on the Crusades, how they were financed, who participated, their thoughts, battles ... Over all, this is a superb book. I wish that more information would have been provided about the influence of the Crusades on the Inquisitions and on the experiences of the other guys. It takes two to battle and the perspectives of the Monguls and Islamists and Jews and pagans and everybody else ... well, beyond mentioning of the experiences here and there, there wasn't much discussion. Of course, grammar and style were outstanding. The few photographs really didn't provide much information. It could also have benefited from comprehensive maps. I think that this is an excellent resource for the individual who wishes to better understand the Crusades, whether it be someone from the public or an undergraduate or, perhaps even a graduate student of history or religion. I give this an A-.
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The Oxford History of the Crusades by Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith (Paperback - January 13, 2000)
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