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God’s War: New History of the Crusades
Posted on 2/18/18 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 2/18/18 at 9:47 pm
Anyone read this? I bought it yesterday on a whim. I love this era in history.
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Posted on 2/19/18 at 3:50 am to biglego
No but I'm interested. Let us know what you think of it.
Posted on 2/24/18 at 8:36 pm to biglego
I was just coming here to ask if anybody could recommend a good history of the crusades. Let us know how it is.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 3:16 pm to biglego
I bought this book several years ago and came away unimpressed after failing to finish it. The author was too focused on impressing the reader with his advanced vocabulary and grammatical prose. I read on a college level and even I was having difficulty slogging through it.
This post was edited on 2/25/18 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 2/25/18 at 5:53 pm to RollTide1987
Well that’s unfortunate to hear. I haven’t started it yet.
I can recommend God’s Battalions by Rodney Stark, for an accessible history focused mainly on the first crusade. Stark is certainly not politically correct and makes a compelling refutation of the ideas that the crusaders were mere colonizers and ignorant barbarians.
I can recommend God’s Battalions by Rodney Stark, for an accessible history focused mainly on the first crusade. Stark is certainly not politically correct and makes a compelling refutation of the ideas that the crusaders were mere colonizers and ignorant barbarians.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 8:46 pm to biglego
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Stark is certainly not politically correct and makes a compelling refutation of the ideas that the crusaders were mere colonizers and ignorant barbarians.
Perhaps not politically correct, but definitely historically accurate.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 4:38 pm to RollTide1987
Oh yeah, I love his writings.
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