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    Kingdoms of god

    Sep 03, 2020 1 minute

    The Crusader Strategy: Defending the Holy Land by Steve Tibble Yale, 376 pages, £25

    The military history of the crusader states is currently a popular topic. Steve Tibble’s second foray into the subject – – sits alongside several other recent books intended for the general reader. What sets this apart is that it seeks, by deconstructing these states’ military strategies, to challenge modern preconceptions regarding the lack of intelligence (or mindless brutality) of medieval crusading leaders.

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