A review by manish25
The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land by Thomas Asbridge

adventurous informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

fanstastic piece of literature. if you are keen for a overall history of all the crusades, this is the authoritative piece of work you’d need to read first. very adventurous, took me on a journey where i could hear swords clashing, and horses being ridden. the last chapter was even more interesting considering it drew parallels with 9/11 and how all the “crusader countries”- britain, USA, australia, new zealand and europe came to america’s aid to fight al qaeda. my only downside to this book is that it tended to get a bit boring beyond the death of saladin. didn’t carry the same fast paced adventure that kept me engrossed till then, but i was sufficiently hooked to it to finish off the book. great read!